The Freedom Party () was a political party in Indonesia. It was established in 2002 as a reaction to the disappointment felt by several economic activists to the failure of the new Indonesian parties established after the end of the New Order regime to make meaningful changes to the political system. Rather than fighting for political aims, the party focus is on bringing about a people's economy. The three main principles of the party were nationhood, rule by the people and independence.
In the 2004 legislative election, the party won 0.7% of the popular vote and no seats. After initially failing to qualify, following a lawsuit it contested the 2009 elections, but came last, winning only 0.11% of the popular vote, from the electoral threshold of 2.50% and for the second time, no seats.http://www.infopartai.com/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&cid=53&artid=91 InfoPartai.com Indonesian Profil Partai Politik (Profile of Political Parties), Kompas newspaper 14 July 2008 pp. 73-77Akhirnya KPU Putuskan 4 Parpol Gurem Ikut Pemilu 2009 (Finally the General Elections Commission Allows 4 small parties to contest the 2009 elections Detik.com Following its poor result in the 2009 vote, the party joined nine other smaller parties to form the National Unity Party ().
Election results Presidential election results Election Ballot number Candidate Running mate 1st round Share of votes Outcome 2nd round Share of votes Outcome 2004 4Megawati SukarnoputriHasyim Muzadi 31,569,104 26.61%Runoff 73,874,562 60.80% 2009 2Megawati SukarnoputriPrabowo Subianto 32,548,105 26.59%
Legislative election results Election Ballot number Leader Total seats won Seat change Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election 2004 4 Adi Sasono 842,541 0.74% 2009 41 Rosmawi Hasan 0 111,069 0.11%
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