- Independent Voice of the Acehnese Party
Infobox Indonesian Political Party
name_english = Independent Voice of the Acehnese Party
name_native = Partai Suara Independen
Rakyat Aceh", SIRA
leader = Taufiq Abda
foundation = 2007
headquarters =
DPRseats = N/A (New Party)
ideology =
website = The Independent Voice of the Acehnese Party (Indonesian: "Partai Suara Independen Rakyat Aceh", SIRA) is a regionalpolitical party inIndonesia . It is to contest the 2009 elections in the province ofAceh . [ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/08/18/finally-aceh-local-parties-take-part-general-election.html Jakarta Post online: Finally, Aceh local parties take part general election Accessed 10/9/08]The party's initials, SIRA originally stood for the Information Center for a Referendum on Aceh, which was established in 1999, but the organization assumed its current name for the elections. It is the main challenger for the
Aceh Party in the province. [ [http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/asia/south_east_asia/b81_indonesia___pre_election_anxieties_in_aceh.pdf International Crisis Group Update (2008) Briefing Asia Briefing N°81, Jakarta/Brussels, 9 September 2008 Indonesia: Pre-Election Anxieties in Aceh] ]References
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