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Pertjajah Luhur
In the Assembly
Pertjajah Luhur has 2 members in the 2025–2030 Assembly. Membership: Thursday, 10 September 2026.
Parliamentary group leader: Bronto Somohardjo.
The parliamentary group represents the party in DNA’s legislative work and scrutiny of government.
Background
Pertjajah Luhur was founded by Paul Somohardjo on 5 December 1998, drawing on Pendawa Lima.
- A 2016 anniversary account describes mutual assistance, education and preservation of Javanese-Surinamese culture as important parts of its identity, associated with the Gotong Rojong tradition of collective effort.
2025 campaign proposals
15 points for progress — campaign priorities 2025
- Its fifteen 2025 campaign priorities include tax-free business starts, credit for small businesses and the self-employed, free education from kindergarten through university, affordable housing and transparent land allocation.
- PL also proposes an integrity bureau, open government and a national ombudsman.
- Its oil-wealth proposal envisages shares at birth and dividends at age 21.
Members
In the news
- Parliamentary reactions to the annual address
Reported parliamentary reactions; ABOP’s contribution is attributed to MP Edgar Sampie, not to the party as a whole
- Parliamentary leaders offered different responses to President Simons' annual address, according to Key News on 2 October.
- Rabin Parmessar welcomed the figures, while Asis Gajadien called for concrete steps on the savings and stabilisation fund.
- Other leaders stressed implementation schedules, purchasing power, interior development and protection of vulnerable groups.
- These are reported political positions, not a vote approving the proposed policies or budget.