losandes.biz: The Threat Behind the Chaotic Golkar Party

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They also requested for Airlangga to resign as he is suspected to be involved in the alleged corruption case of crude palm oil after being questioned by the Attorney General’s Office on Monday (24/7/2023). The indication of involvement in corruption cases is considered to further worsen Golkar’s position amidst the declining trend of the party’s electability in recent times.

The encouragement to hold munaslub had also been conveyed by Lawrence at the same place, two weeks earlier. This time, however, the discourse on the general meeting has the support of a number of other Golkar cadres, one of whom is Idrus Marham. The former Secretary General of the Golkar Party attended the press conference to convey his opinion.

The atmosphere during the press conference attended by Idrus Marham at Hotel Sultan, Jakarta, on Thursday (27/7/2023). Idrus Marham (third from the left) and Lawrence TP Siburian (fourth from the left) presented the idea of holding a special congress to replace the chairman of Golkar party.

The day before, there was a riot involving a number of party cadres with the banyan tree insignia. A group of people who claimed to be part of the Golkar Party Youth Force (AMPG) came and forced the cancellation of a discussion held by the Young Generation of Golkar Party at the Pulau Dua Restaurant in Jakarta on Wednesday (26/7/2023) afternoon. Some of the protesters who claimed to be acting on Airlangga’s orders tried to enter the room where the discussion would take place. Those outside the discussion room also threw chairs and a journalist was assaulted.

Even though it was not mentioned directly, the discussion plan cannot be separated from the series of efforts to hold a National Conference. Ridwan Hisjam, one of the informants, was the first person to come up with the idea personally, at the beginning of last July. According to him, there is unrest at the grassroots who want clarification on Golkar’s stance on the 2024 presidential election, so the decision of the National National Conference 2019 which mandated Airlangga to become a presidential candidate needs to be changed through the munaslub.

Not only that, Ridwan also attended the first meeting of the Initiator of Golkar Party Revival Movement at Hotel Sultan two weeks ago. At that time, Ridwan was present as a representative of the expert council who received an open letter containing a proposal for a national leadership assembly from a group of senior Golkar politicians.

According to Nyarwi Ahmad, a lecturer in political communication at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, the series of events that have taken place in the past month show serious internal dynamics within Golkar. There is a push related to dissatisfaction with the party’s leadership. “Either the issue of leadership is only related to the management of political parties or is it also in addressing the orientation of this party in the 2024 Presidential Election, 2024 Pileg, where are you going,” he said in the One ​​Table talk show The Forum which was broadcast on Kompas TV, Wednesday (26/7/2023) evening.

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The event, which was hosted by Kompas Daily Deputy General Leader Budiman Tanuredjo, also presented Ridwan Hisjam, Chairman of the Golkar Ethics Council Mohammad Hatta, and member of the Golkar Advisory Council Marzuki Darusman, as resource persons.

Reflecting on Golkar’s journey, Nyarwi stated that internal conflicts prior to elections are not new. The party, founded in 1964, is synonymous with dynamics every five years after reform. Typically, conflicts arise due to differences in views among factions regarding support for presidential candidates or decisions to form coalitions with which political parties after the elections and the formation of the government.

Although every conflict eventually resolves and the members return to being united, it cannot be denied that it has an impact on Golkar’s seat acquisition. After becoming the winner of the 2004 election with 128 seats in parliament, Golkar’s achievement drastically decreased to 106 seats in the 2009 election. Golkar’s seat acquisition in the DPR continues to decline in the 2014 election, which is only 91 seats. As for the 2019 election, Golkar received 85 seats.

“If the current conflict is not managed properly, the resources of the Golkar Party will be scattered and it could lead to a decrease in Golkar’s vote acquisition in the legislative elections,” said Nyarwi.

Not only that, Golkar is also threatened to lag behind in the formation of a coalition towards the presidential election if it continues to be immersed in internal conflicts. Moreover, even without conflicts, Golkar is one of two parliamentary parties that has not yet determined coalition partners to date. Meanwhile, seven other parliamentary parties have formed three coalition axes.

“Golkar could also lose its playing field in the presidential election (if the conflict remains unresolved), that’s the worst consequence,” said Nyarwi.

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If the current conflict is not managed properly, the resources of the Golkar Party will be scattered and it could cause Golkar’s vote acquisition to decrease further in the legislative elections.

For Ridwan Hisjam, the extraordinary congress is a logical consequence if the recommendations from the expert council cannot be implemented by Airlangga. Based on the meeting results from last July 9th, the expert council recommended three things to Airlangga, including requesting him to declare himself as a candidate for the Golkar presidential election and to determine his running mate in accordance with the mandate from the 2019 National Congress as soon as possible by the end of August at the latest. “If it is not done in August, then the decision from the 2019 National Congress must be changed through an extraordinary congress,” said Ridwan.

Mohammad Hatta reminded that the holding of a national leadership meeting (munaslub) must comply with the provisions of the articles of association and bylaws (AD/ART), which are proposed by two-thirds of the regional leadership council (DPD) I or at the provincial level. Furthermore, the organization must also meet substantial criteria, namely that the party is in a threatened or pressing situation. He stated that the reason for holding a munaslub because the chairman has difficulty realizing the mandate of the national congress does not meet the substantial criteria.

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The same sentiment was expressed by Golkar elites, including Airlangga. He asserted that there is no discourse on a national congress. The central committee and all regional committees are focused on preparing themselves to participate in the 2024 elections.

Intervention

Not only that, the issue of Palace intervention is also speculated by many parties. Especially since Airlangga, who also serves as Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, was called to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to attend an internal meeting with President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (26/7/2023). However, Marzuki Darusman denies it.

According to Hatta, this turmoil is being driven by internal parties. Based on the clarifications made by the ethics board regarding two cadres, it is known that there were efforts to gather support from regional officials. He also suspects that it was not done independently by certain figures. “If there were no big people, maybe they wouldn’t dare,” he said.

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In response to the issue, Jokowi, when asked by reporters at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta on Thursday, stated that he had a meeting with Airlangga to discuss the management of foreign exchange from the export of natural resources. He also asserted that he did not interfere in the internal turmoil of Golkar and had no interest if any of his ministers were involved in the conflict.