Golkar
The Party of Functional Groups (Indonesian: Partai Golongan Karya), often known by its abbreviation Golkar, is a centre-right big tent political party in Indonesia. It was founded as the Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups (Indonesian: Sekretariat Bersama Golongan Karya, Sekber Golkar) in 1964, and participated for the first time in national elections in 1971 as Functional Groups. Since 2019, it has been the second-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR) with 85 seats. It is led by Airlangga Hartarto.
Party of Functional Groups Partai Golongan Karya | |
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| Abbreviation | Partai Golkar |
| General Chairman | Airlangga Hartarto |
| Secretary-General | Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus |
| DPR group leader | Kahar Muzakhir |
| 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 |
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| Political position | Big tent |
| 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 |
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Golkar was the ruling political group during the New Order government of Suharto from 1971 to 1999, when it was required to become a party in order to contest elections. In the ensuing legislative election, its share of votes declined. The party then joined Presidents Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Sukarnoputri's coalition. Golkar 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 Jusuf Kalla for president, but was defeated by the incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). When President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was elected in 2014, Golkar initially joined an opposition coalition led by Prabowo Subianto but in 2016 switched its allegiance to Jokowi's government.