Crescent Star Party (Indonesia)

Crescent Star Party
Partai Bulan Bintang
AbbreviationPBB
General ChairmanFahri Bachmid (acting)
Secretary-GeneralMohammad Masduki
Founded17 July 1998; 26 years ago (1998-07-17)
HeadquartersPasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Jakarta
Youth wingCrescent Star Youth
Crescent Star Hizbullah Brigade (de facto paramilitary)
Women's wingMuslimat Bulan Bintang (Crescent Star Muslim Women)
IdeologyIslamic democracy[1][2]
Religious nationalism[3]
Historical:
Islamism[4]
National affiliationAdvanced Indonesia Coalition
Ballot number13
DPR seats
0 / 580
DPRD I seats
12 / 2,372
DPRD II seats
164 / 17,510
Website
partaibulanbintang.or.id

The Crescent Star Party (Indonesian: Partai Bulan Bintang) is a conservative[4] political party in Indonesia based on Islam.[1][2][3][5]

History

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The party's origins go back to the banning of the Islamic Masyumi Party by Sukarno in 1960.[6] After the ban, supporters and followers of the party established the Crescent Star Family (Keluarga Bulan Bintang) to continue to press for the implementation of Sharia law and Islamic teaching in Indonesia. Following the fall of Sukarno and the transition to the New Order in which Suharto came to power, members of the organization wanted to revive the Masyumi Party, but this was not allowed by the new regime. In the 1970s, in a meeting in Malang, a new party called Parmusi (Partai Muslimin Indonesia, Muslim Party of Indonesia) was formed. It came fourth in the 1971 legislative elections. In 1973, the party was forced to merge with other Islamic parties into the United Development Party. With the fall of Suharto in 1998, supporters of Masyumi decided to establish a new party. The original plan was to use Masyumi name again, but after consideration, they settled on the name "Crescent Star Party".[6] The party's first leader was Yusril Ihza Mahendra, a lawyer and former speechwriter for President Suharto.[7]

Electoral record

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The party stood in the 1999 elections, winning 1.9% of the vote and 13 seats in the People's Representative Council. Yusril was appointed justice and law minister. In mid-2000 internal conflict broke out in the party over Yusril's acceptance of financial assistance from former president Jusuf Habibie. It ended with party member Hartono Mardjono establishing a rival Crescent Star Party. After losing a court case, Hartono then established he Indonesian Islamic Party (Partai Islam Indonesia), but this failed to qualify for the 2004 elections. In these elections, the Crescent Star Party won 2.6% of the popular vote and 11 seats. Yusril was later replaced by Malem Sambat Kaban.[8][9] In the 2009 legislative election, the party won 1.8 percent of the votes, less than the 2.5 percent electoral threshold, meaning it lost all its seats in the People's Representative Council.[10]

After losing its national parliament seats in the 2009 election, the party never regained its national prominence, only winning 1.46% of the national vote in the 2014 elections, 0.79% in 2019, and 0.32% in 2024, placing it 16th out of the 18 political parties participating in the 2024 elections.

Party platform

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The party wants to realize an Islamic way of life. Its mission is to build a society and nation that is developed, highly independent in nature, intelligent, just, democratic and that will play a role in bringing about world peace based on the values of Islam.[2]

Election results

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Presidential election results

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Election Ballot number Candidate Running mate 1st round
(Total votes) 		Share of votes Outcome 2nd round
(Total votes) 		Share of votes Outcome
2004 4 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Jusuf Kalla 39,838,184 33.57%
Runoff
 69,266,350 60.62% Elected
2009 2 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Boediono 73,874,562 60.80% Elected
2014 1 Prabowo Subianto[11] Hatta Rajasa 62,576,444 46.85% Lost
2019 1 Joko Widodo[12] Ma'ruf Amin 85,607,362 55.50% Elected
2024 2 Prabowo Subianto Gibran Rakabuming Raka 96,214,691 58.59% Elected

Note: Bold text indicates the party member

Legislative election results

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Election results for national House of Representatives
Election Ballot number Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Party leader
1999 22
13 / 500
 2,049,708 1.94%[13] Increase13 seats, Governing coalition Yusril Ihza Mahendra
2004 3
11 / 550
 2,970,487 2.62%[14] Decrease2 seats, Governing coalition Yusril Ihza Mahendra
2009 27
0 / 560
 1,864,642 1.79%[14] Decrease11 seats, Governing coalition Malam Sambat Kaban
2014 14
0 / 560
 1,825,750 1.46%[15] Opposition Malam Sambat Kaban
2019 19
0 / 575
 1,099,848 0.79%[16] Governing coalition Yusril Ihza Mahendra
2024 13
0 / 580
 484,487 0.32% Governing coalition Yusril Ihza Mahendra
Election results for Provincial Regional Houses of Representatives
Election Province Seats won Status Reference
2019 Bangka Belitung Joined Demokrat's parliamentary group [17]
East Java Joint parliamentary group with PKS and Hanura [18]
West Nusa Tenggara Joint parliamentary group with PDI-P and Hanura [19][20]
North Kalimantan Joint parliamentary group with PAN, PKB, Nasdem, and PPP [21]
Southeast Sulawesi Joined PDI-P's parliamentary group [22]
North Maluku [23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ananta, Aris; Arifin, Evi Nurvidya; Suryadinata, Leo (2005). Emerging Democracy in Indonesia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 13. ISBN 981-230-323-5.
  2. ^ a b c Sejarah Singkat [Short History], PBB website, archived from the original on 15 April 2014, retrieved 2014-04-13
  3. ^ a b Al-Hamdi, Ridho (2017). Moving towards a Normalised Path: Political Islam in Contemporary Indonesia. JURNAL STUDI PEMERINTAHAN (Journal of Givernment & Politics). Vol. 8 No. 1, February 2017. pp. 53, 57, 62.
  4. ^ a b Bulkin, Nadia (2013-10-24). "Indonesia's Political Parties". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ Yuniarto, Topan (6 February 2024). "Partai Bulan Bintang" [Crescent Star Party]. Kompaspedia (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  6. ^ a b Setiawan, Bambang; Bestian, Nainggolan, eds. (2004). Partai-Partai Politik Indonesia: Ideologi dan Program 2004–2009 (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kompas. pp. 31–36, 58–66. ISBN 979-709-121-X.
  7. ^ Partai-Partai Politik Indonesia: Ideologi dan Program 2004-2009 (Indonesian Political Parties: Ideologies and Programs 2004-2009 Kompas (1999) ISBN 979-709-121-X pp53-55
  8. ^ Partai-Partai Politik Indonesia: Ideologi dan Program 2004-2009 (Indonesian Political Parties: Ideologies and Programs 2004-2009 Kompas (1999) ISBN 979-709-121-X pp164-166
  9. ^ Profil Partai Politik (Profile of Political Parties), Kompas newspaper 14 July 2008 pp. 52-56
  10. ^ The Jakarta Post 10 May 2009 Archived 13 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Democratic Party controls 26% of parliamentary seats
  11. ^ Fathiyah Wardah (19 May 2014). "6 Parpol Dukung Pasangan Prabowo-Hatta dalam Pilpres". Voice of America Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ^ Abba Gabrillin (27 January 2019). "Hasil Rakornas, PBB Resmi Dukung Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Pemilu 1999 - KPU" (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemilihan Umum Republik Indonesia. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Bab V - Hasil Pemilu - KPU" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemilihan Umum Republik Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  15. ^ "KPU sahkan hasil pemilu, PDIP nomor satu" (in Indonesian). BBC. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  16. ^ Zunita Putri (21 May 2019). "KPU Tetapkan Hasil Pileg 2019: PDIP Juara, Disusul Gerindra-Golkar". Detik.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Ini 7 Fraksi DPRD Babel". seputarbabel.com. September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  18. ^ "Fraksi PKS, PBB dan Hanura" (in Indonesian). East Java Regional House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  19. ^ Susanto, Mori (6 September 2019). "DPRD NTB bentuk 9 Fraksi, salah satunya Fraksi BPNR". DPRD PROVINSI NTB (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  20. ^ Susanto, Mori (2 September 2019). "Anggota Dewan periode 2019-2024 dilantik hari ini (2/9/2019)". DPRD PROVINSI NTB (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Fraksi – DPRD Provinsi Kalimantan Utara" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Delapan Fraksi DPRD Sultra Terbentuk". Kendari Pos (in Indonesian). 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  23. ^ "PDIP dan Golkar Raih Kursi Terbanyak di DPRD Maluku Utara". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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