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Prosperous Justice Party Partai Keadilan Sejahtera
Chair	Tifatul Sembiring
Secretary General	Anis Matta
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Jakarta
DPR Seats	45 (8%)
Ideology	Islam
Ballot number	08
Presidential candidate	Undecided
Website	http://www.pks.or.id

The Prosperous Justice Party ( Indonesian: Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS)), sometimes called the Justice and Prosperity Party, is a political party in Indonesia. The party is Islamist in the sense that it calls for a central role for Islam in public life.^[1] PKS is currently led by Tifatul Sembiring.

The party was established as the Justice Party on July 20, 1998, with Nurmahmudi Ismail as its first president. The Justice Party was reconstituted as the Prosperous Justice Party in April 2002 after the Justice Party failed to meet the required two percent of electoral threshold in the 1999 election that it needed to contest the 2004 election.^[2] During the 2004 legislative elections, the PKS won 7.3% of the popular vote and 45 out of 550 seats, making it the seventh-largest party in parliament. This was a gain from the 1.4% received in 1999. During the 2004 elections Hidayat Nur Wahid was the party leader; he stepped down after being elected head of the People's Consultative Assembly. The PKS endorsed Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the final run-off of the 2004 Presidential elections. PKS's strongest support is in major urban centers, particularly Jakarta, where it the largest share of seats in 2004.

The PKS is known for its public opposition to political corruption; this stance was widely reported as a major factor in the party's increased success in 2004.^[3] The party is closely associated with Islamic teachings, but according to its leadership does not promote the mandatory implementation of sharia, requiring Indonesia's Muslims to follow Islamic law.^[4] Many of its campaigns are based on conservative religious teachings, such as opposition to the selling of pornography,^[5] and for strict punishments for violations of narcotics laws.^[6]

The party has been associated with the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood; several of its founders attended Brotherhood-related schools.^[7] The organization stages rallies supporting the Palestinians in their conflict with Israel, and against the influence of the United States both in the Middle East and in Indonesia.^[8]

After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, PKS sent volunteer relief workers to Aceh,^[9] and has been involved in several other relief and reconstruction projects.