Party for National Unity and Solidarity

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The Party for National Unity and Solidarity (Javanese: Kerukunan Tulodo Pranatan Inggil, KTPI) is a political party in Suriname historically supported by Javanese Surinamese.

History[]

The party was founded by Iding Soemita on 28 November 1949. He led the party until 1972, when his son Willy Soemita succeeded him as party chairman. Willy Soemita retired November 2019, and Iwan Ganga became the new leader.^[1] Ganga is the first non-Javanese chairman; he joined from the VHP in 2000.^[2]

Electoral results[]

Election	No. of overall seats won	+/–	Government	Notes
1949	2 / 21	2	Opposition
1951	2 / 21	0	Opposition
1955	2 / 21	0	Coalition
1958	2 / 21	0	Opposition
1963	4 / 36	2	Opposition
1967	0 / 39	2	Extra-parliamentary
1969	0 / 39	0	Extra-parliamentary
1973	2 / 39	2	Coalition
1977	2 / 39	0	Coalition
1987	11 / 51	9	Coalition
1991	7 / 51	4	Coalition
1996	5 / 51	2	Coalition
2000	1 / 51	4	Coalition	part of the Millennium Combination (MC)
2005	1 / 51	0	Opposition	part of the Volksalliantie Voor Vooruitgang (VVV)
2010	2 / 51	1	Coalition	part of the Megacombinatie (MC)
2015	0 / 51	2	Extra-parliamentary
2020	0 / 51	0	Extra-parliamentary

References[]

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