Harmoko sees Golkar's rivals as `undemocratic'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Harmoko, chairman of the ruling political group
\nGolkar, considers those who do not want to see Golkar grow
\nstronger \"undemocratic, narrow minded and do not respect people's
\npolitical rights.\"<\/p>\n
When briefing Golkar cadres in Kotamo Bagu, North Sulawesi,
\nSunday, Harmoko said Golkar's landslide victories in past general
\nelections showed that most Indonesian citizens wanted the
\norganization to expand.<\/p>\n
Harmoko, also the minister of information, said he knew of
\npeople who meant to make Golkar shrink in favor of its rival
\npolitical parties.<\/p>\n
Political organizations everywhere used the general election
\nto win as many votes as possible, he said.<\/p>\n
Harmoko said, \"If the people want Golkar to win 100 percent,
\nthere is no one who can stop the people's wishes,\" Antara
\nreported.<\/p>\n
\"If, in an area, Golkar receives 100 percent of the votes,
\nthen it doesn't necessarily mean there is no democracy in that
\nparticular region,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Golkar currently dominates the House of Representatives (DPR)
\nwith 282 seats it obtained in the 1992 election. Its rivals, the
\nUnited Development Party (PPP) has 62 seats and the Indonesian
\nDemocratic Party (PDI) 56. The Armed Forces (ABRI) reserves 100
\nof the total 500 seats in DPR.<\/p>\n
It lost 17 seats in the last election, mostly in favor of the
\nnationalist-Christian alliance PDI, which won 16 additional seats
\nin the House.<\/p>\n
Golkar, Harmoko said, aims to remain the dominant political
\norganization, offering programs which focus on the improvement of
\npeople's welfare.<\/p>\n
He reiterated that Golkar wanted to win the 1997 general
\nelection in a fair manner.(pan)<\/p>",
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