The Democratic Nationhood Party () was a political party in Indonesia. It was established in 2002 as the United Democratic Nationhood Party by a group of intellectuals including Ryaas Rasyid and Andi Mallarangeng, formerly president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's spokesman, who were disatissfied with the progress of the reform movement following the Fall of Suharto.Partai-Partai Politik Indonesia: Ideologi dan Program 2004-2009 (Indonesian Political Parties: Ideologies and Programs 2004-2009 Kompas (1999) pp134-136
History
In the 2004 Indonesian legislative election, the party won 1.16% of the popular vote and 4 out of 550 seats. In the 2009 elections, the party stood as the Democratic Nationhood Party. The party set itself a target of 4 million votes in the election, in which it stood on a platform of creating a transparent, accountable and efficient administration.Profil Partai Politik (Profile of Political Parties), Kompas newspaper 14 July 2008 pp. 38-39Tempo magazine No. 0931/March 31-April 06, 2009, p.33 In the 2009 legislative election, the party won 0.6 percent of the vote, less than the 2.5 percent electoral threshold, meaning it lost its seats in the People's Representative Council.Indonesian General Election Commission website Official Election ResultsThe Jakarta Post 10 May 2009 Democratic Party controls 26% of parliamentary seats 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 4WirantoSalahuddin Wahid 26,286,788 22.15% colspan="3" 2009 3Jusuf KallaWiranto 15,081,814 12.41%
Legislative election results Election Ballot number Leader Seats Votes Outcome of election ± Total % 2004 6Ryaas Rasyid 1,313,654 1.16% 2009 20 4 671,356 0.65%
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