Indonesian Christian Party 1945 (, Parkindo 45) was a political party in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. The party was a successor to the

Indonesian Christian Party The Indonesian Christian Party (), better known as Parkindo, was a Christian politics, Christian political party active in Indonesia from 1950 until 1973, when it was merged to make the Indonesian Democratic Party. Founded by Johannes Leimena and ...

, which was established in 1945. The party never passed the verification for the general election. After long absence in national politics, the

Ministry of Law and Human Rights The Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correction is an Indonesian ministry that coordinate the administration of laws, human rights, immigrations, and corrections. Previously named as Ministry of Law and Human Ri ...

announced that it has recognised

Indonesian Students Party Indonesian Students Party (, PMI) is a minor political party in Indonesia which focuses on youth politics. The party claimed themselves as the successor of the Indonesian Christian Party 1945 ''(Parkindo 1945)''. The party is led by Eko Pratama, ...

as the successor of Parkindo 45 on 21 January 2022, and all administrative requirements for the change has been fulfilled. The ministry's stance is not recognised by Parkindo 45 members, who promptly contested the decision. They claimed the change occurred without their prior knowledge, while also alleging foul play in the succeeding party's registration process. However, Indonesian Students Party Chairman Eko Pratama claimed in July 2022 that the issue with Parkindo 1945 has been settled.

References

* Evans, Kevin Raymond, (2003) ''The History of Political Parties & General Elections in Indonesia'', Arise Consultancies, Jakarta, * Feith, Herbert (2007) ''The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia '' Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd, * Liddle, R. William (1994) ''Pemilu-Pemilu Orde Baru (Elections of the New Order)'', LP3ES, Jakarta

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