Democratic Nationhood Party Explained

Name English:Democratic Nationhood Party
Name Native:Partai Demokrasi Kebangsaan
Chair:Ryaas Rasyid
Secgen:Rapiuddin Hamarung
Foundation:28 July 2002
Headquarters:Jakarta
Dprseats:0
Ideology:Pancasila
Website:http://www.pdk.or.id/
Ballno:20

The Democratic Nationhood Party (Indonesian: Partai Demokrasi Kebangsaan) was a political party in Indonesia. It was established in 2002 as the United Democratic Nationhood Party by a group of intellectuals including Ryaas Rasyid and Andi Mallarangeng, formerly president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's spokesman, who were disatissfied with the progress of the reform movement following the Fall of Suharto.[1]

In the 2004 Indonesian legislative election, the party won 1.2% of the popular vote and 5 out of 550 seats. In the 2009 elections, the party stood as the Democratic Nationhood Party. The party set itself a target of 4 million votes in the election, in which it stood on a platform of creating a transparent, accountable and efficient administration.[2] [3] In the 2009 legislative election, the party won 0.6 percent of the vote, less than the 2.5 percent electoral threshold, meaning it lost its seats in the People's Representative Council.[4] [5] 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).[6]

Notes and References

  1. Partai-Partai Politik Indonesia: Ideologi dan Program 2004-2009 (Indonesian Political Parties: Ideologies and Programs 2004-2009 Kompas (1999) pp134-136
  2. Profil Partai Politik (Profile of Political Parties), Kompas newspaper 14 July 2008 pp. 38-39
  3. Tempo magazine No. 0931/March 31-April 06, 2009, p.33
  4. http://mediacenter.kpu.go.id/images/mediacenter/data_terbaru/MAYDAY/Hasil_Pemilu_DPR_20090001.pdf Indonesian General Election Commission website
  5. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/05/10/democratic-party-controls-26-parliamentary-seats.html The Jakarta Post 10 May 2009
  6. Web site: Tersingkir di Pemilu 2009, Sepuluh Partai Dirikan Partai Persatuan Nasional (Sidelined from the election, 10 parties establish the National Unity Party) . Ajeng Ritzki Pitakasari . 14 April 2011 . Tempo.co . . Indonesian. 25 February 2018 .