Golkar aims to win over women to retain majority<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): After months of extensive campaigning for the
\nsupport of villagers and the poor, including beggars and shoe
\npolishers, Golkar is now targeting women.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the ruling political grouping Harmoko said
\nyesterday that Golkar intends to win over women, who make up 52
\npercent of the total population of 190 million, because they
\nrepresent a formidable source of support.<\/p>\n
\"Their potential support must not be ignored,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"The effort to obtain the votes of the great number of women
\nis the responsibility of the women leaders in the grouping,\" he
\ntold the opening of a three-day training session for 264 Golkar
\nfemale cadres.<\/p>\n
Following the completion of the training, he expects the
\nparticipants, through various programs, to convince other women
\nto support Golkar.<\/p>\n
\"As prospective voters for the 1997 general elections, those
\nwomen should be continuously educated, especially by mothers, who
\nare the central figures of the family,\" he was quoted by Antara
\nas saying.<\/p>\n
He did not say whether Golkar will launch special programs to
\nattract women voters. In the most recent election in 1992,
\n55,074,727 women voted compared with 52,490,925 men.<\/p>\n
Harmoko also reiterated Golkar's intention to retain its
\nmajority position in the next election.<\/p>\n
\"(The goal to maintain) a single majority doesn't necessarily
\nmean that we want to dominate. Rather it's a pledge to compete to
\nobtain the majority of votes by means of well-established
\nprograms,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Most of the training participants are members of professional
\norganizations.<\/p>\n
Golkar has won each of the last five general elections. (swe)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/golkar-aims-to-win-over-women-to-retain-majority-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }