Labour Party (Indonesia, 1998)

The Labour Party (Indonesian: Partai Buruh) is a political party in Indonesia. It has its origins in the Indonesian Prosperous Laborers organization (SBSI), which in 1993 threw its support behind the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) as a vehicle for its political aspirations. When the PDI split in 1996, it allied itself with the breakaway faction led by Megawati Sukarnoputri, which led to it coming under pressure from the New Order government of President Suharto. On 30 July 1996, SBSI chairman Muchtar Pakpahan was detained on subversion charges. Following the fall of Suharto in 1998, the SBSI became disillusions with Megawati's now renamed Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle and decided to establish its own party, the National Labour Party (Indonesian: Partai Buruh Nasional). After the failure in 1999 election, the party changed its name to Social Democrat Labour Party (Indonesian: Partai Buruh Sosial Demokrat). The party stood in the 2004 Indonesian legislative election, but won only 0.6 percent of the vote and no legislative seats. Party chairman However, the party has 12 representatives in provincial assemblies. The party subsequently changed its name to the Labour Party.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Labour Party (Indonesia).
Labour Party

Partai Buruh
ChairmanMuchtar Pakpahan
Secretary-GeneralDiah Indriastuti
Founded28 August 1998
(as PBN)
HeadquartersJakarta
IdeologyPancasila
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Ballot number44
DPR seats0
Website
partaiburuh.org

After initially failing to qualify, following a lawsuit the party won the right to contest the 2009 elections. However, the party won only 0.25 percent of the vote, less than the 2.5 percent electoral threshold, meaning it was awarded no seats in the People's Representative Council.[3][4][5][6][7]

Ballot number history
  • 1999: 37 (as Partai Buruh Nasional)
  • 2004: 2 (as Partai Buruh Sosial Demokrat)
  • 2009: 44 (as Partai Buruh)

References
  1. Bambang Setiawan & Bestian Nainggolan (Eds) (2004) Partai-Partai Politik Indonesia: Ideologi dan Program 2004-2009 (Indonesian Political Parties: Ideologies and Programs 2004-2009 Kompas ISBN 979-709-121-X. p213
  2. Kompas newspaper 18 October 2008, p5
  3. InfoPartai.com Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Indonesian
  4. 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
  5. Profil Partai Politik (Profile of Political Parties), Kompas newspaper 14 July 2008 pp. 38-39
  6. Indonesian General Election Commission website Official Election Results
  7. The Jakarta Post 10 May 2009 Archived 13 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Democratic Party controls 26% of parliamentary seats
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