Parti Rakyat Malaysia
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | |
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| English name | Malaysian People's Party ڤرتي رعيت مليسيا |
| Chinese name | 馬來西亞人民黨 马来西亚人民党 Mǎláixīyǎ rénmín dǎng |
| Tamil name | மலேசிய மக்கள் கட்சி Malēciya makkaḷ kaṭci |
| Abbreviation | PRM |
| President | Ahmad Jufliz |
| Secretary-General | Koh Swe Yong |
| Founder | Ahmad Boestamam |
| Founded | 11 November 1955 |
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| Headquarters | No 8 Jalan Indah 3, Taman Selayang Indah, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Newspaper | Suara Rakyat |
| Ideology | Progressivism Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism Marhaenism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front (1957–1966) Gagasan Rakyat (1990-1995) Barisan Alternatif (1998–2003) |
| Colours | Red |
| Anthem | Demi Rakyat |
| Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
| Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 0 / 606 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| partirakyatmalaysia | |
The Parti Rakyat Malaysia (abbreviation: PRM; English: Malaysian People's Party) is a dormant political party in Malaysia. Founded on 11 November 1955 as Partai Ra'ayat, it is one of the older political parties in Malaysia and traces its pedigree to the anti-colonial movements from the pre World War II period like the Kesatuan Melayu Muda.
It was part of the Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front coalition with the Labour Party of Malaya and was a force in the late 1950s and 1960s although the coalition was eventually decimated by politically-motivated detentions. In 1965, the party renamed itself Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia in keeping with its scientific socialist ideology, but this was reversed in 1989.
A small faction of the party re-emerged to form the leadership of the Socialist Party in 1998.
Eventually, PRM merged with Parti Keadilan Nasional to form Parti Keadilan Rakyat in 2003, but was revived by a minority of its former membership in 2005. It contested in the states of Penang, Kedah and Selangor in the 2018 elections after a period of political inactivity but failed to win a single seat. It is unrepresented in the Dewan Rakyat and state legislative assemblies of Malaysia.