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Crescent Star Party Partai Bulan Bintang | |
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| Abbreviation | PBB |
| General Chairman | Gugum Ridho Putra [id] |
| Secretary-General | Yuri Kemal Fadlullah |
| Founded | 17 July 1998; 27 years ago (1998-07-17) |
| Preceded by | Masyumi |
| Headquarters | Pasar Minggu,South Jakarta, Jakarta |
| Youth wing | Crescent Star Youth Crescent Star Hizbullah Brigade(de facto paramilitary) |
| Women's wing | Muslimat Bulan Bintang (Crescent Star Muslim Women) |
| Ideology | Pancasila Conservatism[1] Islamic democracy[2][3] Islamic modernism[4][5] Religious nationalism[6] Historical: Islamism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-right toright-wing |
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| Ballot number | 13 |
| DPR seats | 0 / 580 |
| DPRD I seats | 12 / 2,372 |
| DPRD II seats | 164 / 17,510 |
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| partaibulanbintang | |
TheCrescent Star Party (Indonesian:Partai Bulan Bintang,PBB) is aconservative[1]political party inIndonesia based onIslam and Muslimmodern values.[5][2][3][6][4] The party is also the successor party toMasyumi which was successful during theliberal democracy era in Indonesia.[4] The party was founded on July 17, 1998.[4][7]
The party's origins go back to the banning of the IslamicMasyumi Party bySukarno in 1960.[7] After the ban, supporters and followers of the party established the Crescent Star Family (Keluarga Bulan Bintang) to continue to press for the implementation ofSharia law and Islamic teaching in Indonesia. Following the fall of Sukarno and thetransition to the New Order in whichSuharto came to power, members of the organization wanted to revive the Masyumi Party, but this was not allowed by the new regime. In the 1970s, in a meeting inMalang, a new party called Parmusi (Partai Muslimin Indonesia, Muslim Party of Indonesia) was formed. It came fourth in the1971 legislative elections. In 1973, the party was forced to merge with other Islamic parties into theUnited Development Party. With thefall of Suharto in 1998, supporters of Masyumi decided to establish a new party. The original plan was to use Masyumi name again, but after consideration, they settled on the name "Crescent Star Party".[7] The party's first leader wasYusril Ihza Mahendra, a lawyer and former speechwriter for President Suharto.[8]
The party stood in the1999 elections, winning 1.9% of the vote and 13 seats in thePeople's Representative Council. Yusril was appointed justice and law minister. In mid-2000 internal conflict broke out in the party over Yusril's acceptance of financial assistance from former presidentJusuf Habibie. It ended with party member Hartono Mardjono establishing a rival Crescent Star Party. After losing a court case, Hartono then established he Indonesian Islamic Party (Partai Islam Indonesia), but this failed to qualify for the2004 elections. In these elections, the Crescent Star Party won 2.6% of the popular vote and 11 seats. Yusril was later replaced byMalem Sambat Kaban.[9][10] In the2009 legislative election, the party won 1.8 percent of the votes, less than the 2.5 percent electoral threshold, meaning it lost all its seats in thePeople's Representative Council.[11]
After losing its national parliament seats in the 2009 election, the party never regained its national prominence, only winning 1.46% of the national vote in the2014 elections, 0.79% in2019, and 0.32% in2024, placing it 16th out of the 18 political parties participating in the 2024 elections.
The Crescent Star Party aims to realise an Islamic way of life. Its mission is to build a society and nation that is developed, highly independent, intelligent, just, and democratic, playing a role in fostering world peace based on the values of Islam.[3]
| Election | Ballot number | Candidate | Running mate | 1st round (Total votes) | Share of votes | Outcome | 2nd round (Total votes) | Share of votes | Outcome |
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| 2004 | 4 | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Jusuf Kalla | 39,838,184 | 33.57% | Runoff | 69,266,350 | 60.62% | Elected |
| 2009 | 2 | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Boediono | 73,874,562 | 60.80% | Elected | |||
| 2014 | 1 | Prabowo Subianto[12] | Hatta Rajasa | 62,576,444 | 46.85% | Lost | |||
| 2019 | 1 | Joko Widodo[13] | Ma'ruf Amin | 85,607,362 | 55.50% | Elected | |||
| 2024 | 2 | Prabowo Subianto | Gibran Rakabuming Raka | 96,214,691 | 58.59% | Elected | |||
Note: Bold text indicates the party member
| Election results for nationalHouse of Representatives | ||||||
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| Election | Ballot number | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Party leader |
| 1999 | 22 | 13 / 500 | 2,049,708 | 1.94%[14] |  13 seats,Governing coalition | Yusril Ihza Mahendra |
| 2004 | 3 | 11 / 550 | 2,970,487 | 2.62%[15] |  2 seats,Governing coalition | Yusril Ihza Mahendra |
| 2009 | 27 | 0 / 560 | 1,864,642 | 1.79%[15] | 11 seats,Governing coalition | Malam Sambat Kaban |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 / 560 | 1,825,750 | 1.46%[16] | Opposition | Malam Sambat Kaban |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 / 575 | 1,099,848 | 0.79%[17] | Governing coalition | Yusril Ihza Mahendra |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 / 580 | 484,487 | 0.32% | Governing coalition | Yusril Ihza Mahendra |
| Election results for ProvincialRegional Houses of Representatives | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election | Province | Seats won | Status | Reference |
| 2019 | Bangka Belitung | 1 / 45 | JoinedDemokrat's parliamentary group | [18] |
| East Java | 1 / 120 | Joint parliamentary group withPKS andHanura | [19] | |
| West Nusa Tenggara | 2 / 65 | Joint parliamentary group withPDI-P and Hanura | [20][21] | |
| North Kalimantan | 1 / 35 | Joint parliamentary group withPAN,PKB,Nasdem, andPPP | [22] | |
| Southeast Sulawesi | 1 / 45 | Joined PDI-P's parliamentary group | [23] | |
| North Maluku | 1 / 45 | [24] | ||
