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	Encyclopedia: Golkar
		Golkar, the political vehicle of former dictator Soeharto, has embarked on a national campaign aimed at netting a presidential candidate to be fielded by the party in the 2004 election.
		Golkar deputy secretary-general Rully Chairul Azwar said all citizens were invited to submit the names of individuals considered to have the necessary abilities to bring the country out of its prolonged economic crisis.
		Golkar, which came second in the 1999 general election, is encouraging qualified figures to nominate themselves or be nominated by mass organizations as presidential candidates during the party's first ever convention, Rully said.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Golkar (634 words)

	Indonesia's ruling party faces collapse of support
		Golkar was forced to pull out of the parades after its five floats decked out in party symbols and the party's yellow colour were set upon and damaged by groups of young people.
		Golkar was also forced on Tuesday to call off a rally scheduled for the following day in the Kendall district in central Java after the stage constructed for the gathering was burned down overnight.
		Golkar retained its monopoly over the civil and military services and was the only party permitted to organise in rural areas where the overwhelming majority of the population lived.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/may1999/ind-m28.shtml (1414 words)

	Indonesia - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He installed Minister Harmoko as the first civilian leader of Golkar, causing consternation among the military who were eager for Suharto's successor to be drawn from their ranks.
		In June 1996, Golkar engineered a split in the PDI, forcing out Megawati (she was later ordered to close her political office in Jakarta).
		The election was the first free ballot in Indonesia in 44 years and the result was regarded as crucial to the democratic transformation of the after decades of authoritarian rule.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Indonesia (6323 words)

	Who wants to be next president, Golkar asks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, doubts have been mounting over Golkar's sincerity in holding the exercise as it has been conceived at a time when party chairman Akbar Tandjung is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on his appeal against a three-year jail sentence for corruption.
		Individuals wishing to run as Golkar's candidate in the 2004 poll, when the country is expected to hold its first ever direct presidential election, may nominate themselves by producing documents proving that they are supported by at least 500 people in five provinces.
		Nurcholish, who has frequently expressed his readiness to participate in the Golkar convention, said his biggest rival at the convention would be Akbar as he was the party chairman.
	www.etan.org /et2003/july/11-17/11who.htm (594 words)

	Go Asia Pacific In Focus Asia - Golkar makeover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Golkar is the closest to the formal, maybe because out of desperation that they want to have a kind of fresh blood or something for their political party, which is interpreted to be strong willingness to reform itself.
		Although the Golkar Party in the past presided over a military dominated Indonesia Doctor Nurcholis says that is not the vision he has as a presidential candidate.
		Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung will certainly push himself forward if he is successful in having a major corruption conviction quashed, and other established Golkar heavyweights will also be wanting to run.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/focus/asia/GoAsiaPacificFocusAsiaStories_873417.htm (937 words)

	Ali Golkar \| Martin Lawrence Galleries
		Golkar wraps his artistic statements in bold colors blending themes of everyday life with spirituality and dreams.
		Golkar's work is presently featured as part of Community of Angels, a program sponsored by the City of Los Angeles where selected artists are commissioned to present beautifully painted life-size angels that are then strategically placed throughout the city.
		Ali Golkar's unconscious aim, rather than to experiment with an artistic vocabulary, is to transcend conceptual boundaries and create a new world of expression where his thoughts, hopes and dreams become translated into art.
	www.martinlawrence.com /golkar.html (363 words)

	Asia Times: Indonesia: Golkar back on center stage
		Golkar won the second highest number of seats in parliament even though it had been tainted by allegations of corruption and human rights abuses committed during the 32 years of Suharto's rule.
		Golkar is the second biggest faction in the DPR with 120 legislators, compared with Megawati's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which has 153 seats.
		Golkar Chair Akbar Tandjung said it all when he was asked to comment on the verdict.
	www.atimes.com /se-asia/CH04Ae07.html (936 words)

	Tempo Interaktif
		He feels that Golkar did not pull out all the stops in the first round of the presidential election and that, as a result, Wiranto, the presidential candidate the party nominated, failed to gain 30 percent of the vote.
		According to other Golkar administrators, the DPP issued a decree just before the first round of the presidential election that allowed its cadres to be involved in election campaign teams for other candidates.
		Golkar Secretary-General Budi Harsono verified that warning letters were sent to a number of Golkar cadres and administrators.
	www.tempo.co.id /majalah/jap/cov-3.html (1267 words)

	AllRefer.com - Indonesia - Elections \| Indonesian Information Resource
		In the 1982 elections, Golkar won 64.3 percent of the total vote cast, trailed by the PPP's 27.8 percent and the PDI's 7.9 percent.
		Golkar won slightly more than 61 percent of the total number of votes cast on Java, where nearly two-thirds of the voters resided.
		Nevertheless, that Golkar increased its vote in Jakarta by 4 percent over 1987 despite an aggressive PDI campaign directed at the urban crowd, suggested that Golkar's appeal to stability, security, and development--the political status quo--was powerful even without other electoral advantages of the ruling party.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/indonesia/indonesia147.html (1294 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| OPINION > Old party Golkar may spell trouble for new Indonesian president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Golkar was in high spirits when it won the most seats in Indonesia’s parliamentary polls in April, but in a July first-round vote, its nominee for president failed to qualify for the run-off this week, and in the latter race it backed incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri.
		Pollsters and analysts said Golkar members deserted in droves to back Yudhoyono, but the party chair, Akbar Tandjung, insists his Nationhood Coalition with Megawati is solid, and that Golkar and her Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle will control parliament.
		Although the new parliament that takes office in October is so fractured that Golkar as its biggest party controls just 23 percent of the seats, that number would go to nearly 60 percent when the PDI-P and others in the coalition are added.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/sept/23/yehey/opinion/20040923opi7.html (1128 words)

	CNN - Indonesia's Golkar in second place in vote count - June 22, 1999
		But Golkar, with 18.15 percent of the vote, still heavily trails populist Megawati Sukarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), which has 36.42 percent and is still favored to form a reformist coalition government.
		Golkar's political supremacy was unchallenged during the 32-year army-backed reign of Suharto, who was forced from office amid economic and political chaos in May 1998.
		Analysts say Golkar has an outside chance of defying the odds and hanging on to power if it can manage 20 percent of votes from the June 7 election to choose a new parliament.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9906/22/indonesia.01 (461 words)

	Ali Golkar ~ Artist Bio
		Born in 1948 in the historic city of Isfahan, Iran, Golkar brought with him a wealth of historical and mythological background when he settled in the United States.
		Golkar's unconscious aim, rather than to experiment with artistic vocabulary, is to transcend conceptual boundaries and to create
		For Golkar, his art, as his poetry, is a continual development.
	www.aligolkar.com /bio.htm (220 words)

	Inside Indonesia - Digest 80 - Election result (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		While Golkar took a pummeling nation-wide, the areas where Golkar obtained more than the national average of 26% of the seats are all outside the Java heartlands.
		Golkar's approach to politics was reminiscent of the colonial Dutch: paternalistic, non-participatory and development-oriented.
		Golkar can no longer be a party of hegemony in the periphery if it has lost control of the centre.
	www.insideindonesia.org /digest/dig80.htm (1116 words)

	Golkar Party Threatens To Hit Back -- Senin, 5 April 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If the Golkar Party is constantly harassed by other political groups at every activity of the party, it would be quite possible that Golkar supporters would fight back next time, the General Chairman of Golkar, Akbar Tandjung, said.
		A report from Medan was received that the installation of the Golkar Party in the Regency Toba Samosir, was forced to be held in Medan on Saturday (3/4) after it met with failure in Balige, on Friday (26/3).
		In Balige, 15 district Golkar officials had demonstrated before against the appointments of Unggul Siahaan and MP Situmorang as chairman and secretary of the Golkar Party in Toba Samosir.
	www.kompas.com /kompas-cetak/9904/05/ENGLISH/golk.htm (828 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - Megawati receives Golkar's support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Golkar party chairman Akbar Tanjung said at a joint signing ceremony for the newly formed pro-Megawati Nationalist Coalition: "This decision was made after travelling a long road and having many long conversations along the way.
		Golkar won the largest number of votes in April's legislative elections but its presidential candidate, former military chief Wiranto, finished third in July's first round presidential ballot.
		In addition, several prominent Golkar party executives and millions of one-time Megawati supporters have defected to her former security minister Susilo's campaign.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/3BEE6DA9-31CB-40DF-B2DE-3FCDF73D8811.htm (596 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		Golkar may be synonymous with corruption and arrogance among urbanites, but rural residents, who account for about 65% of the total population, have learned to distinguish the party itself from the excesses of its personalities.
		In short, Golkar could represent the best of both worlds: enough change to erase the excesses of the past, yet at the same time a path of constancy that does not deviate too much from the familiar.
		A Golkar victory is bound to be questioned, especially in Jakarta where there is a prevailing view that a "free and fair" election is one in which Golkar does not win.
	www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/99/0521/nat9.html (1140 words)

	Asiaweek.com
		A beancounter perusing Golkar's books is one of many things to savor about the election, an exercise notable for its relative transparency, thanks in large part to the efforts of the General Election Commission.
		She alleged Golkar dipped into a social welfare fund worth several trillion rupiah and used some of it for political purposes.
		Golkar took an early lead in many areas Walhi was investigating.
	www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/99/0618/nat6.html (1057 words)

	Asia Society - Publications - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Golkar, which relied heavily on support by civil servants at all levels in the past, argued that restrictions on this group would violate their human rights.
		But to their surprise Golkar joined the other parties in killing the proposal with the argument that it was too complicated and that time was too short to arrange for single-member electoral districts by June 7, 1999.
		A former cabinet minister and Golkar official himself, Hayono said the objective of the alliance was to present a unified front against Golkar, prevent cancellation or delay in the elections, and prevent clashes among the three parties' supporters.
	www.asiasociety.org /publications/indonesia (12369 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		After Golkar's emotion-filled convention on Tuesday, it seems that the heavy downpour in Jakarta the next afternoon came as a shower from heaven to douse the heat left by the race involving the party's five presidential hopefuls.
		Hence, many are inclined to see in Golkar's convention a stride forward toward the political maturity of the party's leaders as well as its constituents.
		Golkar seems to be aware that the Susilo/Kalla pair is currently the front runner in the polls and is accepted by the market as well.
	www.buzztracker.org /2004/04/21/cache/161184.html (894 words)

	Indonesian elections: an overwhelming vote against the ruling Golkar Party
		Unofficial tallies show Golkar edging into second position as votes are counted in more conservative rural areas and in the outlying islands and provinces.
		Golkar claims to have 27 percent in its own count and, according to party chief Akbar Tanjung, it would end up with 30 percent.
		Already commentators are pointing to the possibility that Golkar, although rejected by the majority of voters, will use its entrenched position in the military and state bureaucracy, as well as bribes of various sorts, to woo newly elected parliamentarians to vote for its presidential candidate and cling onto power.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/jun1999/indo-j12_prn.shtml (1304 words)

	Golkar's big gamble: Wiranto for president - OpinionEditorial - www.theage.com.au
		The selection of General Wiranto by Golkar, the political machine established by former president Soeharto, as its presidential candidate in the forthcoming July election stunned many within the party itself.
		It was not as if Golkar did not have other presidential candidates, although the frontrunner and party leader Akbar Tandjung has been twice convicted for corruption.
		Given that under Golkar's rule less than a decade ago Indonesia was utterly undemocratic, it's a fairly subtle distinction.
	www.buzztracker.org /2004/04/22/cache/162271.html (625 words)

	Asia Times - News and analysis from throughout Southeast Asia
		JAKARTA - Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tanjung is not contesting the September 20 election, nor is he a member of either political party whose candidates advanced to the second round of the presidential election.
		Golkar leaders who are against the so-called Nationhood Coalition have suggested that Megawati promised to give Golkar at least eight seats in her cabinet ministry in order to win the party's backing.
		A source close to Tanjung said that over the next five years the Golkar chairman just wants to be an adviser to the president and to lead the party to ensure that its political machinery is working well in time for the 2009 election.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/FI08Ae06.html (1062 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Anger at Golkar ruling
		A group of lawyers and political activists had alleged that the Golkar party was guilty of fraud by raising far more campaign funds to fight the 1999 elections than it was legally entitled to.
		Golkar was the party of former President Suharto, who used it to help keep himself in power for three decades.
		Golkar won the second highest number of votes after the Indonesian Democracy Party of Struggle led by President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1466165.stm (296 words)

	CNN - Violence reported on last day of Indonesian campaigning - June 4, 1999
		It said that most of the injured were supporters of the unpopular ruling Golkar party, who had clashed with supporters of several opposition parties.
		The violence was the latest in a series of attacks against Golkar, for years the political vehicle of former President Suharto, since campaigning started on May 19.
		They draped a Golkar flag from the prominent Welcome Monument in the center of the roundabout and waved banners.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9906/04/indonesia.01 (543 words)

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