The party is headed by Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of national founder Sukarno.

[6] With the 1998 fall of President Suharto, came the chance to revive the Indonesian National Party.

It subsequently became known as PNI-Supeni to distinguish it from the other versions of the PNI, all claiming to be descendants of the old party.

On 4 July 2000, Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, one of the daughters of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, became party chairwoman.

[8] The party won 0.8% of the votes and again finished with one seat in the People's Representative Council.