[2] Garuda declared itself to be neutral in the April 2019 presidential election, although some of its officials and legislative candidates voiced support for Prabowo.

[3][4] In 2007, former information minister Harmoko, also a former chairman of Golkar, founded the National People’s Party (PKN), which failed to qualify for the 2009 general election.

The party’s constitution, bylaws, symbol, and senior figures were all changed, making it unrecognizable from PKN.

The party won one seat each in the provincial Regional Houses of Representatives of North Maluku and Papua.

He admitted to working for Tutut in the past but said he was no longer president director of her TPI (now MNCTV) television network.