The Crescent Star Party (, PBB) is a conservative political party in Indonesia based on Islam and Muslim modern values.Al-Hamdi, Ridho (2017). Moving towards a Normalised Path: Political Islam in Contemporary Indonesia. Jurnal Studi Pemerintahan (Journal of Government & Politics). Vol. 8 No. 1, February 2017. pp. 53, 57, 62. The party is also the successor party to Masyumi which was successful during the liberal democracy era in Indonesia. The party was founded on July 17, 1998.
History The party's origins go back to the banning of the Islamic Masyumi Party by Sukarno in 1960. 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". The party's first leader was Yusril Ihza Mahendra, a lawyer and former speechwriter for President Suharto.Partai-Partai Politik Indonesia: Ideologi dan Program 2004-2009 (Indonesian Political Parties: Ideologies and Programs 2004-2009 Kompas (1999) pp53-55
Electoral record 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.Partai-Partai Politik Indonesia: Ideologi dan Program 2004-2009 (Indonesian Political Parties: Ideologies and Programs 2004-2009 Kompas (1999) pp164-166Profil Partai Politik (Profile of Political Parties), Kompas newspaper 14 July 2008 pp. 52-56 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.The Jakarta Post 10 May 2009 Democratic Party controls 26% of parliamentary seats
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 The Crescent Star Party aims to realise an Islamic way of life. Its mission is to build a society and nation that is developed, highly independent, intelligent, just, and democratic, playing a role in fostering world peace based on the values of Islam.
Leaders No.NameConstituency / titleTerm of officeImageElection resultsTook officeLeft officeGeneral Chair of the Crescent Star Party (1998–present)1Yusril Ihza Mahendra(born 1956) Rep for West Java23 June 19989 April 20052Malem Sambat Kaban(born 1958)Minister of Forestry1 May 200526 April 20153Yusril Ihza Mahendra(born 1956)–26 April 201518 May 2024–Fahri Bachmid(born 1977) Acting—18 May 20241 March 20254Gugum Ridho Putra(born 1988)—1 March 2015Incumbent
Election results
Presidential election results Election Ballot number Candidate Running mate 1st round Share of votes Outcome 2nd round Share of votes Outcome 2004 4 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Jusuf Kalla39,838,18433.57% 69,266,35060.62% 2009 2 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Boediono73,874,56260.80% 2014 1 Prabowo Subianto Hatta Rajasa62,576,44446.85% 2019 1 Joko Widodo Ma'ruf Amin85,607,362 55.50% 2024 2 Prabowo Subianto Gibran Rakabuming Raka96,214,691 58.59% Note: Bold text indicates the party member
Legislative election results Election Ballot number Leader Seats Total votes Share of votes Status ± 1999 22 Yusril Ihza Mahendra 2,049,708 1.94% 2004 3 2 2,970,487 2.62% 2009 27 Malam Sambat Kaban 11 1,864,642 1.79% 201414 01,825,7501.46% 2019 19Yusril Ihza Mahendra 0 1,099,848 0.79% 202413 0 484,487 0.32% Election results for Provincial Regional Houses of RepresentativesElectionProvinceSeats wonStatusReference2024Bangka BelitungWest Nusa TenggaraCentral SulawesiSoutheast SulawesiNorth MalukuCentral PapuaHighland Papua
See also List of Islamic political parties
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