People's Progressive Party (Malaysia)
People's Progressive Party | |
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| Malay name | Parti Progresif Penduduk ڤرتي ڤروڬريسيف ڤندودوق |
| Chinese name | 人民進步黨 人民进步党 rénmín jìnbù dǎng |
| Abbreviation | PPP |
| President | Datuk Dr. Loga Bala Mohan |
| Secretary-General | Dato' Inder Singh |
| Vice President | Datuk Mohan Kandasamy Dato Elayppen Muthusamy Datuk Lee Heng |
| Women's Chief | Punitha Munusamy |
| Youth Chief | Sathiah Sudakaran |
| Founder | D. R. Seenivasagam |
| Founded | 10 April 1953 19 April 2023 re-registered |
| Dissolved | 14 January 2019 |
| Preceded by | Perak Progressive Party |
| Headquarters | Wisma PPP 74, Jalan Rotan, Kampung Attap, 50460 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Youth wing | PPP Pemuda Movement |
| Women's wing | PPP Women's Movement |
| Men's youth wing | PPP Putera Movement |
| Women's youth wing | PPP Puteri Movement |
| Membership (2006) | 500,000 |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Civic nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Alliance (1953–1955) Malaysian Solidarity Convention (1965) United Front (1966) Barisan Nasional (1973–2018) |
| Colours | Gold |
| Slogan | "Peace, Progressive, Prosperity" |
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The People's Progressive Party (PPP; 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. However, the Registrar of Societies de-registered the party in 2019 amid a renewed dispute between D'cruz and Kayveas.