Aceh People's Party

Aceh People's Party
Partai Rakyat Aceh
ChairmanRidwan H Mukthar
Secretary-GeneralThamrin Ananda
Founded16 March 2006
HeadquartersBanda Aceh
IdeologySocial democracy
Progressivism
Pancasila
Aceh regionalism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Ballot number-
DPR seats0
Website
http://partairakyataceh.org

The Aceh People's Party (Indonesian: Partai Rakyat Aceh), (PRA) is a regional political party in Indonesia. It is a left-leaning party that opposes discrimination against women and has criticised the implementation of Islamic law in Aceh.[1]

The party contested the 2009 elections in the province of Aceh, and set a target of 12 seats (25%) in the Aceh provincial legislature. However, it won only 36,574 votes, 1.7% of the Aceh turnout, and failed to win any seats. The party did not qualify to contest the 2014 elections. [2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ International Crisis Group Update (2008) Briefing Asia Briefing N°81, Jakarta/Brussels, 9 September 2008 Indonesia: Pre-Election Anxieties in Aceh Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Tempo magazine No. 0931/March 31-April 06, 2009, pp46-47
  3. ^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/08/18/finally-aceh-local-parties-take-part-general-election.html Jakarta Post online: Finally, Aceh local parties take part general election Accessed 10/9/08
  4. ^ Nainggolan, Bestian; Wahyu, Yohan (2016). Partai Politik Indonesia 1999-2019 (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kompas Media Nusantara. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-602-412-005-4.