It had its origins in an August 2002 meeting of 15 political parties that had failed to reach the electoral threshold in the 1999 legislative election to qualify for the subsequent election.

Three parties soon dropped out, then another two but driven by the desire to take part in the next election, the remaining ten formed an alliance.

By the time the Bogor Political Memorandum was signed on 24 November 2002 only eight parties remained.

In the 2004 legislative election, the Indonesian Unity Party won 0.6% of the popular vote and no seats.

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