What is "golkar"

The Party of the Functional Groups is a political party in Indonesia. Originally known as Sekber Golkar (Sekretariat Bersama Golongan Karya, or Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups).

Golkar was the ruling party from 1973 to 1999, under Suharto's New Order regime (1966-98) and the brief presidency of B. J. Habibie (1998-99). It had been a part of the ruling coalition of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's ruling coalition since 2004. In 2014 Yudhoyono was succeeded by President Joko Widodo.