People's Progressive Party (Malaysia)

People's Progressive Party
Malay nameParti Progresif Penduduk
ڤرتي ڤروڬريسيف ڤندودوق
Chinese name人民進步黨
人民进步党
rénmín jìnbù dǎng
AbbreviationmyPPP
PresidentLoga Bala Mohan
Secretary-GeneralInder Singh
Vice PresidentLoga Bala Mohan Jaganathan
Siva Kumar
Mohan Kandasamy
Ong Chee Keng
Elayppen Muthusamy
Women's ChiefPunitha
Youth ChiefSathiah Sudakaran
FounderD. R. Seenivasagam
Founded10 April 1953
19 April 2023 re-registered
Dissolved14 January 2019[1]
Preceded byPerak Progressive Party
HeadquartersWisma myPPP 75, Jalan Rotan, Kampung Attap, 50460 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Youth wingmyPPP Pemuda Movement
Women's wingmyPPP Women's Movement
Men's youth wingmyPPP Putera Movement
Women's youth wingmyPPP Puteri Movement
Membership (2006)500,000
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Civic nationalism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationAlliance (1953–1955)
Malaysian Solidarity Convention (1965)
United Front (1966)
Barisan Nasional (1973–2018)
Colours  Gold
Slogan"Peace, Progressive, Prosperity"
Website
www.myppp.org.my

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The People's Progressive Party (myPPP; Malay: Parti Progresif Penduduk) is a multiracial political party in Malaysia and was one of the component members of the National Front or Barisan Nasional coalition from 1973 to 2018.

The party has two distinct phases - the first as a respected opposition party from the 1950s to the 1970s when its stronghold was Perak and it led the administration of Ipoh. The second was as a minor party in the Barisan Nasional coalition that only won a single parliamentary seat in more than four decades and was riddled with factional disputes.

The loss of the Barisan Nasional in the 2018 Malaysian general election caused the party to split into two factions – one led by Maglin Dennis D'Cruz who supported myPPP remaining part of the coalition and the other led by party president M. Kayveas who insisted on myPPP leaving the BN coalition. The latter emerged victorious in the immediate power struggle and myPPP subsequently exited the Barisan Nasional coalition.[2] However, the Registrar of Societies de-registered the party in 2019 amid a renewed dispute between D'cruz and Kayveas.[1]

  1. ^ a b "RoS deregisters MyPPP, party has 30 days to appeal | The Star". www.thestar.com.my.
  2. ^ Online, N. S. T. (19 May 2018). "MyPPP leaves BN with immediate effect | New Straits Times". NST Online.

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