Party for National Unity and Solidarity

Party for National Unity and Solidarity Kerukunan Tulodo Pranatan Inggil
Abbreviation	KTPI
Chairperson	Iwan Ganga
Founder	Iding Soemita
Founded	28 November 1949
Ideology	Javanese Surinamese interests
Politics of Suriname Political parties Elections

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

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

Election	No. of overall seats won	+/–	Votes	Government	Representation	Notes
1949	2 / 21	2		Opposition
1951	2 / 21	0		Opposition
1955	2 / 21	0		Coalition
1958	2 / 21	0		Opposition
1963	4 / 36	2		Opposition
1967	0 / 39	4	11,705	Extra-parliamentary
1969	0 / 39	0		Extra-parliamentary
1973	2 / 39	2		Coalition
1977	2 / 39	0		Coalition
1987	11 / 51	9		Coalition
1991	7 / 51	4		Coalition
1996	5 / 51	2		Coalition
2000	1 / 51	4		Opposition	Willy Soemita	part of the Millennium Combination (MC)
2005	1 / 51	0		Opposition	Rame Amatsoerdi	part of the Volksalliantie Voor Vooruitgang (VVV)
2010	2 / 51	1		Coalition	Refano Wongsoredjo Oesman Wangsabesari	part of the Megacombinatie (MC)
2015	0 / 51	2	1,677	Extra-parliamentary
2020	did not contest

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.