Golkar
Sign in to saveThe Party of Functional Groups (, ), often known by its abbreviation Golkar (: ), is a centre to centre-right big tent secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Founded in 1964 as the Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups (, Sekber Golkar), it is the oldest extant political party in Indonesia. It first participated in national elections in 1971 as Functional Groups. Since 2009, it has been the second-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 102 seats in the latest election.
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- Advanced Indonesia Coalition (2023–present) United Indonesia Coalition (2022–2023) Onward Indonesia Coalition (2018–2022) Great Indonesia Coalition (2015, 2016–2018) Red-White Coalition (2014–2015, 2016) Joint Secretariat (2009–2014) JK-Wiranto (Golkar Coalition) (2009) National Coalition (2004–2005)
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- For the Freedom of Nations!
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- Golkar
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- Party of Functional Groups
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- Logo Golkar.svg
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- General Chairman
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- Bahlil Lahadalia
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- Secretary-General
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- DPR group leader
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- Muhammad Sarmuji
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- Founders
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- Suharto
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- 20 October 1964()
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- AMPG (Golkar Party Young Force)
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- KPPG (Golkar Party Women's Corps)
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- Suara Karya (1971–2016)
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- Jakarta
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22 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Suharto and Golkar
- Electoral dominance in the New Order
- After Suharto: ''Reformasi'' and beyond
- 2004: Golkar under the Yudhoyono administration
- 2014–2024: Leadership dualism and support for the Jokowi administration
- Political identities
- Ideology
- Political positions
- Party platforms
- Organisation and factions
- Leadership structure
- Leaders
- Election results
- Legislative election results
- Presidential election results
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Party of Functional Groups (, ), often known by its abbreviation Golkar (: ), is a centre to centre-right big tent secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Founded in 1964 as the Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups (, Sekber Golkar), it is the oldest extant political party in Indonesia. It first participated in national elections in 1971 as Functional Groups. Since 2009, it has been the second-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 102 seats in the latest election.
Golkar served as the ruling political organisation during the New Order era under Suharto from 1971 to 1999, when it was formally reconstituted as a political party to participate in elections. Throughout this period, it held far-right political positions, maintained a de facto one-party state and supported Suharto's authoritarian rule. Following the Fall of Suharto in 1998, the party's dominance weakened, and its share of votes declined in the subsequent legislative election. Golkar then joined the governing coalitions of Presidents Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Sukarnoputri.