Party for National Unity and Solidarity

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Party for National Unity and Solidarity
Kerukunan Tulodo Pranatan Inggil
AbbreviationKTPI
Chairperson Iwan Ganga
FounderIding Soemita
Founded28 November 1949
Ideology Javanese Surinamese interests

The Party for National Unity and Solidarity (Javanese : Kerukunan Tulodo Pranatan Inggil, KTPI) is a political party in Suriname historically supported by Javanese Surinamese.

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History

The party was founded by Iding Soemita on 28 November 1949. He led the party until 1972, when his son Willy Soemita succeeded him as party chairman. Willy Soemita retired November 2019, and Iwan Ganga became the new leader. [1] Ganga is the first non-Javanese chairman; he joined from the VHP in 2000. [2]

Electoral results

ElectionNo. of

overall seats won

+/–VotesGovernmentRepresentationNotes
1949
2 / 21
Increase2.svg 2Opposition
1951
2 / 21
Steady2.svg 0Opposition
1955
2 / 21
Steady2.svg 0Coalition
1958
2 / 21
Steady2.svg 0Opposition
1963
4 / 36
Increase2.svg 2Opposition
1967
0 / 39
Decrease2.svg 411,705Extra-parliamentary
1969
0 / 39
Steady2.svg 0Extra-parliamentary
1973
2 / 39
Increase2.svg 2Coalition
1977
2 / 39
Steady2.svg 0Coalition
1987
11 / 51
Increase2.svg 9Coalition
1991
7 / 51
Decrease2.svg 4Coalition
1996
5 / 51
Decrease2.svg 2Coalition
2000
1 / 51
Decrease2.svg 4Opposition Willy Soemita part of the Millennium Combination (MC)
2005
1 / 51
Steady2.svg 0Opposition Rame Amatsoerdi part of the Volksalliantie Voor Vooruitgang (VVV)
2010
2 / 51
Increase2.svg 1Coalition Refano Wongsoredjo Oesman Wangsabesari part of the Megacombinatie (MC)
2015
0 / 51
Decrease2.svg 21,677Extra-parliamentary
2020 did not contest

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References

  1. "Willy Soemita 85 jaar". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  2. "Politiek spoor KTPI-voorzitter Iwan Ganga". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2021-03-24.