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Golkar




The Party of the Functional Groups ( in Indonesia , also known as '''Golkar''' (''Sekretariat Bersama Golongan Karya'', or Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups). It is currently led by Jusuf Kalla . He succeeded Akbar Tanjung during the party's convention in December 2004 .

The organisation of Golkar and its success in the 1971 legislative elections was evident when it won over 62% of the vote.

Before 1999 it was the governing party under former President Suharto . In the 1999 Legislative Election , it captured 120 of 500 seats in the People's Representative Council (DPR), making it the second largest party.

At the last Legislative Elections , 5 april 2004, the party won 21.6% of the popular vote and 128 out of 500 seats.


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