Parti Marhaen Malaysia
Parti Marhaen Malaysia was a former left-wing party formed by Ahmad Boestamam.History
The party were formed by Ahmad Boestamam on 20 July 1968, 8 hours before he left Malaysia for London to pursue legal studies for two and a half years.
They were formed due to disputes between Ahmad Boestamam, the first president of Partai Rakyat, and his successor, Kassim Ahmad, regarding the Marhaenism ideology that was left by the party leadership.
They were led by the triumvirate of Ishak Surin, Shariff Babol and Sheikh Hassan Jaafar.
The party merged with Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia on 19 July 1974.Aftermath
The party tried to reinvigorate the Socialist Front coalition before the 1974 elections, but failed.
