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Flunking in Popularity, Golkar to Re-evaluate its Position in Coalition
Anita Rachman | May 30, 2011

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Sceptic
5:29pm May 30, 2011

maybe it is not a result of being part of the coalition,but the result of who is at the helm of the party,a general lack of ideas that are attractive to the voters and the impression they have Golkar is only there to defend vested interests.

enakajah
2:25pm May 30, 2011

How very typical. Instead of seeing this decline as a reflection of the whole government they see it only as a decline in the Democrats. Then they ask why the votes are going to PDI-P? Incompetent or just not very clever?

What they should be asking is what they can do to change this perception with the performance of the coalition and earn those votes not just expect people to shift without thinking. So typical. Don't take responsibility just run away like rats from a sinking ship.

Well if SBY's recent policies for economic development take off and the country starts spending and making jobs what then? The popularity comes back to the Dems and Golkar take credit as being part of the coalition? The arrogance is only surpassed by their incompetence and inadequacy.


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With a recent survey indicating that Golkar Party's popularity has fallen below its two main rivals, a top Golkar politician said on Monday that the party might need to reconsider the benefits of being part of the ruling coalition.

“[Being part of the] coalition is resulting in a decline of [Golkar's] popularity, and it is the opposition party that is gaining votes,” said Priyo Budi Santoso, who is also a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.

As such, he said, Golkar might need to rethink whether it should stay in the coalition.

The Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) study, released on Sunday, showed that 18.9 percent of respondents would vote for the Democrats if an election were held this month, down from the 20.85 percent it won in the general elections in April 2009.

 The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) came second with 16.7 percent, up from 14.15 percent during the elections.

Golkar, who went second during the 2009 national elections, came third with 12.5 percent.

Priyo said it was curious to see PDI-P seemingly benefiting from the Democratic Party's decline.

“The PDI-P is the one getting the votes from the Dems' decline. This is an interesting phenomenon. Why aren't they going to Golkar?” Priyo said.

“We will immediately discuss with chairman [Aburizal Bakrie] regarding our future in the coalition,” he said.

“But for now we are still in the coalition.”