What is "marhaenism"

Marhaenism or Marhaenisme in Indonesian is a term described by the first Indonesian president, Sukarno, in July 3, 1957 in Bandung. It is a name for a socialism-like ideology of Indonesian. Some scholars argue that Marhaenism is a variant of Marxism.

Marhaenism ideology is described as a political view which emphasize the national unity, culture, and collectivist economics. It was established as an anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism ideology. It supports democratic rights as an opposition to authoritarianism but condemn liberalism and individualism. It combines both western and eastern principles. Marhaenism is the main ideology of Indonesian National Party Marhaenism and now defunct Parti Marhaen Malaysia.