The Freedom Party (Indonesian: Partai Merdeka) was a political party in Indonesia. It was established in 2002 as a reaction to the disappointment felt by several economic activists to the failure of the new Indonesian parties established after the end of the New Order regime to make meaningful changes to the political system. Rather than fighting for political aims, the party focus is on bringing about a people's economy. The three main principles of the party were nationhood, rule by the people and independence.
Freedom Party Partai Merdeka | |
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| Chairman | Rosmawi Hasan |
| Secretary-General | Ahmad Muzani |
| Founded | 10 October 2002 |
| Headquarters | Jakarta |
| Ideology | Pancasila 1945 Constitution |
| Political position | Centre |
| Ballot number | 41 |
| DPR seats | 0 |
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| Partai Merdeka | |
In the 2004 legislative election, the party won 0.7% of the popular vote and no seats. After initially failing to qualify, following a lawsuit it contested the 2009 elections, but came last, winning only 0.11% of the popular vote, from the electoral threshold of 2.50% and for the second time, no seats.[1][2][3] Following its poor result in the 2009 vote, the party joined nine other smaller parties to form the National Unity Party (Indonesian: Partai Persatuan Nasional).[4]
References
edit- ^ http://www.infopartai.com/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&cid=53&artid=91 InfoPartai.com Indonesian Archived January 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Profil Partai Politik (Profile of Political Parties), Kompas newspaper 14 July 2008 pp. 73-77
- ^ Akhirnya KPU Putuskan 4 Parpol Gurem Ikut Pemilu 2009 (Finally the General Elections Commission Allows 4 small parties to contest the 2009 elections Detik.com
- ^ Ajeng Ritzki Pitakasari (14 April 2011). "Tersingkir di Pemilu 2009, Sepuluh Partai Dirikan Partai Persatuan Nasional (Sidelined from the election, 10 parties establish the National Unity Party)". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Republika online. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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