Indonesian Democratic Party
Indonesian Democratic Party The Indonesian Democratic Party was one of the two state-approved parties during the New Order era of the late 20th-century in Indonesia. Ten political parties participated in the 1971 legislative elections, a number that President Suharto considered to be too much. Suharto wished that political parties be reduced to just two or three and that the parties should be grouped based on their programs. The basis for the merger that would result in the birth of PDI was a coalition of the five Nationalist and non-Islamic Parties in the People's Representative Council called the Democracy Development Faction. This faction consisted of the Indonesian National Party (PNI), the League of the Supporters of Indonesian Independence (IPKI), Murba Party (Partai Murba), the Indonesian Christian Party (Parkindo), Catholic Party (Partai Katolik). On the 10th January 1973, as part of Suharto's program to reduce political parties, these five parties were merged to for...