Parti Rakyat Malaysia

Malaysian People's Party
Malay nameParti Rakyat Malaysia
ڤرتي رعيت مليسيا
Chinese name馬來西亞人民黨
马来西亚人民党
Mǎláixīyǎ rénmín dǎng
Tamil nameமலேசிய மக்கள் கட்சி
Malēciya makkaḷ kaṭci
AbbreviationPRM
PresidentAhmad Juflis
Secretary-GeneralRN Rajah
Deputy PresidentMohd Ezam Mohd Nor
Vice PresidentTan Chow Kang
S. Manikavasagam
Sarah Afiqah Zainol Ariff
Information ChiefTan Kang Yap
FounderAhmad Boestamam
Founded11 November 1955
Preceded by
  • 1955 – Partai Ra'ayat (People's Party; PR)
  • 1965 – Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian People's Socialist Party; PSRM)
  • 1989 – Parti Rakyat Malaysia (Malaysian People's Party; PRM, MPP)
HeadquartersNo 8 Jalan Indah 3, Taman Selayang Indah,68100 Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
NewspaperSuara Rakyat
IdeologyProgressivism
Democratic socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationMalayan Peoples' Socialist Front (1957–1966)
Barisan Alternatif (1998–2004)
Colours  Red
AnthemDemi Rakyat
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
0 / 606
Party flag
Website
partirakyatmalaysia.blogspot.com

The Malaysian People's Party (abbreviation: PRM; Malay: Parti Rakyat Malaysia) is a political party in Malaysia. Founded on 11 November 1955 as Partai Ra'ayat, it is one of the older political parties in Malaysia and traces its pedigree to the anti-colonial movements from the pre World War II period like the Kesatuan Melayu Muda.[1]

It was part of the Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front coalition with the Labour Party of Malaya and was a force in the late 1950s and 1960s although the coalition was eventually decimated by politically-motivated detentions.[2] In 1965, the party renamed itself Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia in keeping with its scientific socialist ideology, but this was reversed in 1989.[3]

Eventually, the party merged with Parti Keadilan Nasional to form Parti Keadilan Rakyat in 2003, but was revived by a minority of its former membership in 2005. It contested in the states of Penang, Kedah and Selangor in the 2018 elections after a period of political inactivity but failed to win a single seat. It is unrepresented in the Dewan Rakyat and state legislative assemblies of Malaysia.

  1. ^ "Syed Husin remembers #1: Merdeka-era leaders lost to the nation". Malaysiakini.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Syed Husin remembers #2: Konfrontasi and the early days of Malaysia". Malaysiakini.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Syed Husin remembers #3 – Overcoming 1974 arrests and Ops Lalang". Malaysiakini.com. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

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