Jakarta – Indonesia's newest political party, the United Development Party for Reforms (PPP-R), Sunday announced its new leadership line-up.

Thousands of supporters and party activists gathered at the Senayan sport stadium as Chairman Zainuddin MZ swore in the new line-up.

Zainuddin, a popular Muslim preacher, was one of the co-founders of the PPP-R, which came into being on January 20 after splitting from Indonesia's third largest party, the the United Development Party

As the PPP-R's new Executive Chairman, Saleh Khalid was deputy secretary general under the PPP. Four of the 14 deputy chairmen were also former PPP executives.

Zainuddin formed the PPP-R along with a group of PPP executives who were unhappy with the way the party was fighting for its Islamic aims. It also wanted the party to stick to its schedule to hold a convention to choose a new leader in 2003.

Current PPP Chairman, Vice President Hamzah Haz, had said the party should delay the convention until after the general elections in 2004 to allow it more time to focus on contesting the polls.

Secretary general, Djafar Badjeber said the PPP-R already had chapters in 10 provinces and another 10 were awaiting official declarations.

The PPP has 59 seats in the 500 seat lower house and it is yet unclear how many of the party legislators have crossed over to the PPP-R.