SIRA Party
Independent Solidity of the Acehnese Party Partai Soliditas Independen Rakyat Aceh | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman | Muslim Syamsuddin |
| Secretary-General | Muhammad Daud |
| Founded | 10 December 2007 |
| Headquarters | Banda Aceh |
| Ideology | Aceh regionalism |
| Ballot number | 23 |
| DPRD I seats | 1 / 81 |
| DPRD II seats | 4 / 620 |
| Website | |
| https://partaisira.org | |
TheSIRA Party,abbreviation ofIndependent Solidity of the Acehnese Party(Indonesian:Partai Soliditas Independen Rakyat Aceh), is a regionalpolitical partyinIndonesiaactive inAcehprovince. The party was founded in December 2007 by then-Deputy GovernorMuhammad Nazar.[1][2]
It contested the 2009 elections in the province ofAceh,where it was seen as the main challenger for theAceh Party.However, the party won only 38,157 votes, or 1.78% of the Aceh turnout. It failed to qualify for the2014 elections.[3][4]In the2019 elections,it qualified and won a single seat in theAceh provincial legislature.[5]The party is qualified again to participate in2024 election.[6]
History
[edit]The party was initially founded as "Information Center for Aceh Referendum" (Sentral Informasi Referendum Aceh) in 1999 by Aceh activistMuhammad Nazaras a pressure group seeking peaceful resolution toAceh conflict,including for a possibility of an independence referendum as alternative ofarmed resistancepromoted by theFree Aceh Movement.[7]
The organisation was revamped as a political party and its name changed to "Independent Voice of the Acehnese Party"(Suara Independen Rakyat Aceh),while maintaining the SIRA abbreviation, for the2009 elections.Amendments to the party statute in 2012 recognised the SIRA abbreviation as the official party name, which now stood for "Independent Solidity of the Acehnese Party"(Soliditas Independen Rakyat Aceh).
At the party congress in April 2022, the party's Executive Council decided to "honourably discharge" party founder Muhammad Nazar as chairperson.[8]
References
[edit]- ^International Crisis Group Update (2008) Briefing Asia Briefing N°81, Jakarta/Brussels, 9 September 2008 Indonesia: Pre-Election Anxieties in AcehArchived10 September 2008 at theWayback Machine
- ^Tempomagazine No. 0931/March 31-April 06, 2009, pp46-47
- ^Nainggolan, Bestian; Wahyu, Yohan (2016).Partai Politik Indonesia 1999-2019(in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kompas Media Nusantara. pp. 227–228.ISBN978-602-412-005-4.
- ^Simanjuntak, Hotli (August 18, 2008)."Finally, Aceh local parties to take part in general election".The Jakarta Post.Retrieved2023-03-31.
- ^Setyadi, Agus (30 September 2019)."81 Anggota DPR Aceh Dilantik, Partai Aceh Kuasai Parlemen".detiknews(in Indonesian).Retrieved6 December2019.
- ^Tri Meilani Ameliya (14 December 2022)."KPU tetapkan 17 partai politik peserta Pemilu 2024".Antara News.Retrieved22 January2023.
- ^Firdausi, Fadrik Aziz (10 June 2019)."Aceh Menuntut Referendum, Dua Dekade Lalu".Tirto.id(in Indonesian).Retrieved23 January2023.
- ^Emsaci, Diah F, ed. (15 April 2022)."MTP SIRA Berhentikan M Nazar dari Ketua Umum Partai SIRA".Aceh Journal National Network(in Indonesian).Retrieved23 January2023.
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