Brunei National Solidarity Party

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Brunei National Solidarity Party
Chinese name文莱民族团结党 Wénlái mínzú tuánjié dǎng
Malay nameParti Perpaduan Kebangsaan Brunei فرتي فرفادوان كبغسأن بروني
Tamil nameபுரூனி தேசிய ஒற்றுமை கட்சி Purūṉi tēciya oṟṟumai kaṭci
PresidentDr Hj Mohammed Hatta Hj Zainal Abidin
Registered1988
Dissolvedc. 2008
IdeologyMalay Islamic Monarchy
Constitutional monarchism
Political positionCentre
ColoursYellow

Brunei National Solidarity Party (Malay: Parti Perpaduan Kebangsaan Brunei, PPKB) was a political party in Brunei. Although legally registered as a political party, it was not able to gain electoral representation as legislative elections had not been held in Brunei since 1962.

The party was registered in 1986 as the first legal political party since independence but was banned in 1988. In 1995, formal authorisation was given to hold a convention and Abdul Latif Chuchu, the former secretary-general of the Brunei National Democratic Party, was elected as its president. In 2002, Dr Hj Mohd Hatta Hj Zainal Abidin was elected the party president.

The objectives of the party included advocating a representative government chosen by the citizens, freedom of speech and the fair and equitable distribution of wealth. In early 2006, the party's president declared that its objectives are consistent with Brunei's national philosophy of Malay Islamic Monarchy.

The party was deregistered in 2007 or 2008.

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