Party of Functional Groups Partai Golongan Karya | |
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Abbreviation | Partai Golkar |
General Chairman | Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita (acting) |
Secretary-General | Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus[1] |
DPR group leader | Kahar Muzakir |
Founded | 20 October 1964 |
Headquarters | Jakarta |
Newspaper | Suara Karya (1971–2016) |
Youth wing | AMPG (Golkar Party Young Force) |
Women's wing | KPPG (Golkar Party Women's Corps) |
Labour wing | |
Membership (2023) | 839,187[2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Big tent[a] |
National affiliation | Onward Indonesia Coalition Advanced Indonesia Coalition |
Slogan | Suara Golkar, Suara Rakyat (Golkar's Voice, People's Voice) |
Anthem | Mars Partai Golkar (Golkar Party March) |
Ballot number | 4 |
DPR seats | 85 / 575 |
DPRD I seats | 309 / 2,232 |
DPRD II seats | 2,412 / 17,340 |
Website | |
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The Party of Functional Groups (Indonesian: Partai Golongan Karya), often known by its abbreviation Golkar, is a centre-right big tent[9] political party in Indonesia. Founded in 1964 as the Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups (Indonesian: Sekretariat Bersama Golongan Karya, 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 was the ruling political group during the New Order government of Suharto from 1971 to 1999, when it was required to become a political party in order to contest elections. In the ensuing legislative election, its share of votes declined. Golkar then joined the governing coalitions of Presidents Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Sukarnoputri. It regained its position as the largest party in the DPR after winning the 2004 legislative election, and its member Jusuf Kalla was elected as vice president. In 2009, Golkar nominated Kalla for president, but he was defeated by the incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). When Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was elected president in 2014, Golkar initially joined the opposing coalition led by Prabowo Subianto, but in 2016, switched its allegiance to the Jokowi administration.[10]
In 2024, Golkar finished second in the legislative election and gained 102 seats, the party's best performance following a trend of declining seats since 2009.
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