Democratic Action Party
| Parti Tindakan Democracy Democratic Action Party |
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| Party leader | Karpal Singh |
| Secretary General | Lim Guan Eng |
| founding | October 1965 |
| Headquarters | Petaling Jaya |
| Alignment | Social Democracy , Democratic Socialism |
| Colours) | White, red, blue |
| Parliament seats | 38 of 222 ( Dewan Rakyat , 2013 ) |
| International connections | Progressive Alliance |
| Website | dapmalaysia.org |
The Democratic Action Party ( DAP Parti Tindakan Demokratie ) is a social democratic party in Malaysia . Your voters are Chinese people living in cities. The party’s strongholds are Penang , Perak and Sarawak .
founding
The DAP was originally part of Singapore’s People’s Action Party . After Singapore's secession, it became independent.
The party was founded in October 1965 and registered as a social democratic party in March 1966 .
In October 1967 the party joined the Socialist International , an association of 55 social democratic, socialist and workers' parties at the time.
position
The DAP founded the Barisan Alternatif (alternative front) together with three other opposition parties - including the Islamist PAS .
The cooperation with the PAS, which strives for a state of God, has disappointed many of the majority of the non-Muslim voters of the DAP. It is seen as the main cause of the failure of two important DAP politicians in the 1999 election, including chairman Lim Kit Siang .
On September 21, 2001, the DAP left Barisan Alternatif, which broke up in 2004.
elections
Election 2004
After leaving the Barisan Alternatif, the DAP tried again to distance itself clearly from the PAS in order to win back votes (see election poster on the right).
With 9.9% of the vote and 12 of 218 seats in parliament, the DAP was again the strongest opposition party before the PAS. Lim Kit Siang became a member of parliament again.
2008 election
In the 2008 elections , the DAP reunited with the two most important parties of the former Barisan Alternatif to form an opposition coalition, the Pakatan Rakyat, led by Anwar Ibrahim . In the Malaysian parliament , this coalition won a total of 46.7% of the vote, which resulted in 82 of the 222 seats. 13.7% of the votes and thus 28 seats went to the DAP. The Pakatan Rakyat was also able to gain a majority in the state parliament in five of the 13 Malaysian states and provide government there.
Election 2013
In the 2013 elections , Pakatan Rakyat received a total of 50.9% of the vote. Due to the majority voting right at the federal level , however, it received only 89 of the 222 seats. 15.7% of the votes and thus 38 seats went to the DAP.