The Pertjajah Luhur is a political party in Suriname. Founded in 1998 by

Paul Somohardjo Paul Salam Somohardjo (born 2 May 1943) is a Surinamese politician of Javanese descent. Somohardjo (nickname: ''Sómo'') has been called Paul Salam Somohardjo since childhood. Somohardjo also owns a radio and television station. Biography In 19 ...

, it represents

Javanese Surinamese Javanese Surinamese people are an ethnic group of Javanese descent in Suriname. They have been present since the late 19th century, when their first members were selected as indentured laborers by the Dutch colonizers from the former Dutch ...

. At the last

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(25 May 2010), the party was part of the

People's Alliance for Progress The People's Alliance for Progress ( nl, Volksalliantie Voor Vooruitgang) is a political alliance in Suriname, led by Jules Wijdenbosch. At the last legislative elections (25 May 2005), the alliance won 14.5% of the popular vote and 5 out of 51 s ...

that won 13.0% of the popular vote and six out of 51 seats in the

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. Out of these six seats, all went to Somoharjdo.

Electoral history

References

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