Indonesia's Democrat Party, also known as Partai Demokrat (PD), was founded on 9 September2001. Led by Prof. Dr. S. Budhisantoso, its ideology is based on pancasila. partys logo-KPU website- fair use File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Symbol of Indonesias Pancasila Pancasila, pronounced Panchaseela, is the philosophical basis of the Indonesian state. ...
The party won 7.5% share of votes in the 2004 Indonesian legislative election and finished in fifth place overall. Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on April 5, 2004. ...
In the Indonesian presidential election, 2004, the party nominated Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the presidential candidate and Jusuf Kalla as the vice presidential candidate. A sample ballot paper showing the five presidential candidates and their vice-presidential running-mates. ... Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born September 9, 1949), Indonesian retired military general and stateman, is the sixth President of Indonesia, and the first to be elected directly by voters. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Jusuf Kalla Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi May 15th, 1942) is the current Vice President of Indonesia. ...
External links
Official party website (http://www.demokrat.or.id/)
Profile on KPU website (http://www.kpu.go.id/partai_partai/DEMOKRAT.php)
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Democrats are opposed to use of torture against individuals apprehended and held prisoner by the military of the United States, and deny that categorizing military prisoners as unlawful combatants excludes them from the rights granted under the Geneva Conventions.
The DemocraticParty is divided on the subject of same-sex marriage.
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