Independent Voice of the Acehnese Party

The Independent Voice of the Acehnese Party (Indonesian: Partai Suara Independen Rakyat Aceh, SIRA) is a regional political party in Indonesia. The party's initials, SIRA originally stood for the Information Center for a Referendum on Aceh, which was established in 1999, but the organization assumed its current name for the 2009 elections. The party's first chairman was the then deputy governor of Aceh.[1][2]

Independent Voice of the Acehnese Party

Partai Suara Independent Rakyat Aceh
ChairmanM Taufiq Abda
Secretary-GeneralArhama
FoundedDecember 2007
HeadquartersBanda Aceh
Ballot number37
Provincial DPRD seats
1 / 81
(Aceh only)

It contested the 2009 elections in the province of Aceh, where it was seen as the main challenger for the Aceh Party. However, the party won only 38,157 votes, or 1.78% of the Aceh turnout. It failed to qualify for the 2014 elections.[3][4] In the 2019 elections, it qualified and won a single seat in the Aceh provincial legislature.[5]

References
  1. International Crisis Group Update (2008) Briefing Asia Briefing N°81, Jakarta/Brussels, 9 September 2008 Indonesia: Pre-Election Anxieties in Aceh Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Tempo magazine No. 0931/March 31-April 06, 2009, pp46-47
  3. Nainggolan, Bestian; Wahyu, Yohan (2016). Partai Politik Indonesia 1999-2019 (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kompas Media Nusantara. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-602-412-005-4.
  4. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/08/18/finally-aceh-local-parties-take-part-general-election.html Jakarta Post online: Finally, Aceh local parties take part general election Accessed 10/9/08
  5. Setyadi, Agus (30 September 2019). "81 Anggota DPR Aceh Dilantik, Partai Aceh Kuasai Parlemen". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2019.


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