SIRA Party

Independent Solidity of the Acehnese Party
Partai Soliditas Independen Rakyat Aceh
ChairmanMuslim Syamsuddin
Secretary-GeneralMuhammad Daud
Founded10 December 2007
HeadquartersBanda Aceh
IdeologyAceh regionalism
Ballot number23
DPRD II seats
3 / 665
Website
https://partaisira.org

The SIRA Party, abbreviation of Independent Solidity of the Acehnese Party (Indonesian: Partai Soliditas Independen Rakyat Aceh), is a regional political party in Indonesia active in Aceh province. The party was founded in December 2007 by then-Deputy Governor Muhammad Nazar.[1][2]

It contested the 2009 elections in the province of Aceh, where it was seen as the main challenger for the Aceh Party. However, the party won only 38,157 votes, or 1.78% of the Aceh turnout. It failed to qualify for the 2014 elections.[3][4] In the 2019 elections, it qualified and won a single seat in the Aceh provincial legislature.[5] The party is qualified again to participate in 2024 election.[6]

  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Simanjuntak, Hotli (August 18, 2008). "Finally, Aceh local parties to take part in general election". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  5. ^ Setyadi, Agus (30 September 2019). "81 Anggota DPR Aceh Dilantik, Partai Aceh Kuasai Parlemen". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. ^ Tri Meilani Ameliya (14 December 2022). "KPU tetapkan 17 partai politik peserta Pemilu 2024". Antara News. Retrieved 22 January 2023.