Malaysian People's Party | |
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Malay name | Parti Rakyat Malaysia ڤرتي رعيت مليسيا |
Chinese name | 馬來西亞人民黨 马来西亚人民党 Mǎláixīyǎ rénmín dǎng |
Tamil name | மலேசிய மக்கள் கட்சி Malēciya makkaḷ kaṭci |
Abbreviation | PRM |
President | Ahmad Juflis |
Secretary-General | RN Rajah |
Deputy President | Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor |
Vice President | Tan Chow Kang S. Manikavasagam Sarah Afiqah Zainol Ariff |
Information Chief | Tan Kang Yap |
Founder | Ahmad Boestamam |
Founded | 11 November 1955 |
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Headquarters | No 8 Jalan Indah 3, Taman Selayang Indah,68100 Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia |
Newspaper | Suara Rakyat |
Ideology | Progressivism Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front (1957–1966) Barisan Alternatif (1998–2004) |
Colours | Red |
Anthem | Demi Rakyat |
Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 0 / 606 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
partirakyatmalaysia | |
The Malaysian People's Party (abbreviation: PRM; Malay: Parti Rakyat Malaysia) is a political party in Malaysia. Founded on 11 November 1955 as Partai Ra'ayat, it is one of the older political parties in Malaysia and traces its pedigree to the anti-colonial movements from the pre World War II period like the Kesatuan Melayu Muda.[1]
It was part of the Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front coalition with the Labour Party of Malaya and was a force in the late 1950s and 1960s although the coalition was eventually decimated by politically-motivated detentions.[2] In 1965, the party renamed itself Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia in keeping with its scientific socialist ideology, but this was reversed in 1989.[3]
Eventually, the party merged with Parti Keadilan Nasional to form Parti Keadilan Rakyat in 2003, but was revived by a minority of its former membership in 2005. It contested in the states of Penang, Kedah and Selangor in the 2018 elections after a period of political inactivity but failed to win a single seat. It is unrepresented in the Dewan Rakyat and state legislative assemblies of Malaysia.