Political parties in Indokistan

The history of political parties in Indokistan spanned from 2010 to 2013, though the country existed until 2016. First politicl parties were established in the First Republic in 2010, and political parties survived until the collapse of the Third Republic in 2012. The national reform in early 2013 imposed non-partisan democracy and prohibited establishment of political parties, which continued by the Federal State authority until 2016, effectively ended the history of Indokistani political parties.

Throughout its history, Indokistani political parties never had any significant influence over Indokistani politics, mainly because of stronger personal identity of its leaders shaped public support more effectively than the party institution.

First Republic

Indokistan was started with a diverse number of political parties that was established between October until November 2010. These political parties grown significantly, with many newly-registered citizens began to registering themselves to one of the available political parties. In November 2010, Liberal Party and Socialist Party, failed to gain significant number of members, decided to merging themselves with the Communist Party, which brought significant support for the Communist Party.


Party name (Indonesian)	Party name (English)	Abbrev.	Ideology	Position	End
Partai Nasional	National Party	PNI/NPI	Indokistani nationalism	centre	Continued as United Republican
Partai Komunis	Communist Party	PKI/CPI	Communism	Left	Continued as People's Social
Partai Islam	Islamic Party	PII/IPI	Indokistani islamism	Right	Continued as Islamic Party
Partai Sosialis	Socialist Party	PSI/SPI	Socialism	Centre-left	Merged with Communist Party
Partai Liberal	Liberal Party	PLI/LPI	Liberalism	Centre	Merged with Communist Party

Socialist Republic

Indokistan enters its first single-party era when a Communist coup d'etat in December 2010 resulting on the establishment of the Socialist Republic of Indokistan. The new Communist government outlaw any other parties and declared the Communist Party the only legal party in Indokistan. The situation was short-lived as the government later collapsed under public pressure during the January Revolution in 2011.

Second Republic

Post-January Revolution

Indokistani multiparty system was revived after the January Revolution in 2011 that successfully toppled Communist Party government. Political parties established prior to the Revolution reviving their activities. The Communist Party, mainly blamed for atrocities during the Communist government, had its activity prohibited and its assets frozen by the new government. Communist Party prohibition ended in February 2011, as the government allows the party to resume its activity.

All political parties during this period participating on the Indokistani only parliamentary election in March 2011 to form the Farhangrad Parliament, resulting on plurality for the National Party. Later protests by citizens, accusing government bias against Islamic Party, resulting on the cancellation of the results. The Parliament later composed by equal number of seats allocated for all parties, while the National Party successfully maintained its plurality because of the Nationalist Prime Minister's uncontested seat.

In May 2011, political parties began to change their images, taking massive political development and consolidation as chance to establish their changes to attract supporters towards their political parties. National Party was changed to United Republican, and formerly-banned Communist Party was changed to People's Social Party. Islamic Party became the only political party to not to change their identity.


Party name (Indonesian)	Party name (English)	Abbrev.	Ideology	Position	End
Partai Islam	Islamic Party	PII/IPI	Indokistani islamism	Right	Merged to form United Peoples Party
Partai Sosial Rakyat	Peoples Social Party	PSR/PSP	Socialism	Left
Partai Persatuan Republik	United Republican Party	PPR/URP	Indokistani nationalism	Centre

Single-party period

After the 2011 general election, and later during the formation of April cabinet, United Republican Party created a parliamentary coalition with the People's Social Party, which causing the Islamic Party to be the only opposition on the government. Furthermore, two representatives from the Islamic Party later deserted from their party, thus causing the Islamic Party to had only one representative.

This situation was heavily critisized by president Farhan Abbas, accusing grand coalition causing the parliament checks to be ineffective, and Islamic Party which only had one member as discriminative against religious community. He later addressed the parliament and urged all political parties to merge, which he wishes could end the issue. With all party leaders supported Farhan's stance, an agreement to unite all political party inside Indokistan was signed in 6 June 2011, thus forming the United Peoples Party, and causing Indokistan to adhere on single-party politics.

This situation was critisized by Los Bay Petrosian Nasakom Party member Indrawan Prasetyo in 8 June, on which he said that this system was in contrary to democracy, and showing that Indokistan enters a period of dictatorship. Indra even wrote that he ready to send an ultimatum against Indokistani government to end the single-party policy. His criticism later was countered by Prime Minister Mustafa Hakim, on which he said that this policy symbolizing Indokistani citizens unity to fulfill their political goal, and to end discrimination against religious community that was represented inside the parliament by the Islamic Party.

Post-Single-party period

In June 2012, Dacoen Barakstani leader Tian Abdurrahman filed a registration ticket for his new political party, Islamic Development Party. Tian with his fellow Barakstani Susi Sopiani became the first members of the party. The new party immediately approved, and marked the end of single-party Indokistan and hegemony of United Peoples Party inside Indokistani government. Despite of that, Islamic Development Party never had parliamentary seats before its disbandment in August 2012 during the Emergency Government authority.


Party name (Indonesian)	Party name (English)	Abbrev.	Ideology	Position	End
Partai Persatuan Rakyat	United Peoples Party	PPR/UPP	Social democracy Catch-all	Centre-left	Neglected because of Emergency Government
Partai Pembangunan Islam	Islamic Development Party	PPI/IDP	Barakstani interests Islamism	Right	Neglected because of Emergency Government

Federal Republic and Third Republic

With Emergency Government rendered all previous political parties obsolete, new Federal authority planned to establish new political party system as a way to rejuvenate national politics after the Emergency Government. On this period, political parties was established based on their constituent states. This system survives until the collapse of the Third Republic.

Immediately after their registration was approved by Federal authority, these parties immediately planned a "National Consensus" in November 2012, despite continuous delay. It was a convention of all parts of Indokistani federal government to consolidate Indokistani Federal Republic, political parties were expected to influence the outcome of the consensus. These parties were also expected to participate on the proposed general election that was scheduled to be held in January 2013.


Party name (Indonesian)	Party name (English)	Abbrev.	Constituent state	Ideology	Position	End
Partai Demokrat	Democratic Party	PD/Dem	Al Rasyid Darussalam	Indokistani nationalism Islamic democracy	Centre-right	Disbanded during National Reform
Partai Bebek	Duck Party	PB/Duck	Bobodolands Barakstan	Barakstani interests Islamic democracy Anti-federalism	Right
Partai Solidaritas	Solidarity Party	PS/SP	Central Indokistan	Social democracy	Centre-left

Provisional Government

After the collapse of the Third Republic, Indokistani authority sees the moment as the right time to establish major changes inside Indokistan, which was responded by immediately set a new provisional government in order to establish reforms, particularly inside the country political system.

Indokistani national reform program was started in January 2013, with its first decision was to establish Indokistan as a presidential, direct democratic, and non-partisan country. This decision ultimately led into the end of political party system inside Indokistan, as government explicitly declares its prohibition on establishing political parties after that period. As several of political parties dissolution goes unannounced, the government also decided that previous political parties that was neglected before the period, will be immediately disbanded on that decision.