Golkar

Not to be confused with Berkarya Party or Functional Party of Struggle.

Party of Functional Groups
Partai Golongan Karya
AbbreviationGolkar
General ChairmanBahlil Lahadalia
Secretary-GeneralMuhammad Sarmuji
DPR group leaderMuhammad Sarmuji
Founded20 October 1964; 60 years ago (20 October 1964)
HeadquartersJakarta
NewspaperSuara Karya (1971–2016)
Youth wingAMPG (Golkar Party Young Force)
Women's wingKPPG (Golkar Party Women's Corps)
Labour wing
Membership (2023)839,187[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[a]
National affiliationAdvanced Indonesia Coalition
SloganSuara Golkar, Suara Rakyat
(Golkar's Voice, People's Voice)
AnthemMars Partai Golkar
(Golkar Party March)
Ballot number4
DPR seats
102 / 580
DPRD I seats
365 / 2,372
DPRD II seats
2,521 / 17,510
Website
www.partaigolkar.com

The Party of Functional Groups (Indonesian: Partai Golongan Karya), often known by its abbreviation Golkar, is a centre-right big tent[10] secular nationalist 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.[11]

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.

  1. ^ "Info Pemilu - Partai GOLKAR". Komisi Pemilihan Umum RI. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference TheEconomist2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "DINAMIKA PARTAI POLITIK DAN POSITIONING IDEOLOGI: STUDI TENTANG PERGESERAN POSITIONING IDEOLOGI PARTAI-PARTAI POLITIK PESERTA PEMILU 2014" (in Indonesian). Journal of Governance.
  4. ^ Bulkin 2013: "Economic development through liberalization is Golkar's chief policy..."
  5. ^ King 2011, pp. 263–266.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bulkin2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Golkar Ajak Loyalis Soeharto Pulang ke Partai". 2021.
  8. ^ "Golkar Cari Suara Loyalis Soeharto?". 2021.
  9. ^ Derbyshire, J. Denis (1990). Political Systems Of The World. Allied Publishers. p. 116.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Honna2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Golkar declares support for Jokowi". The Jakarta Post. 28 July 2016.


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