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Golkar targets increased seats in South Sulawesi for 2029 election

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Golkar aims to increase its seats in South Sulawesi in the 2029 elections.
  • The party chairman urged consolidation down to the village level to regain its status as a major vote base.
  • Golkar secured the second-highest number of seats in the South Sulawesi Provincial DPRD in the 2024 elections.

The Golkar Party is setting its sights on a significant increase in its parliamentary seats in South Sulawesi for the 2029 general election. Party Chairman Bahlil Lahadalia has instructed party officials to strengthen organizational consolidation down to the village level, aiming to restore the region's position as Golkar's primary stronghold in Eastern Indonesia.

Musda will produce three major decisions: evaluation of the leadership, development of work programs and recommendations, and the election of the DPD chairman of the Golkar Party.

— Bahlil LahadaliaExplaining the significance of the regional deliberation meeting.

Lahadalia announced this target during the opening of the XI Regional Deliberation (Musda) of the Golkar Party's South Sulawesi Regional Executive Board in Makassar. He emphasized that the Musda serves as a crucial moment for evaluating the current leadership, developing work programs, and electing a new regional chairman to spearhead the consolidation efforts for the 2029 elections.

I ask that after the Musda is completed, the sub-district and city deliberations be held. Then, proceed to the district and village levels. Because the strength of our party lies there.

— Bahlil LahadaliaInstructing party officials on the importance of grassroots consolidation.

"I ask that after the Musda is completed, the sub-district and city deliberations be held. Then, proceed to the district and village levels. Because the strength of our party lies there," Lahadalia stated. He stressed that the new leadership must prioritize increasing Golkar's seat count across all legislative levels, including the national parliament (DPR), provincial DPRD, and district/city DPRD.

One thing I emphasize is that the seats must increase. That is the DPP's order to the DPD chairman who will be appointed through the Musda. Golkar Party seats must increase, both in the DPR, provincial DPRD, and district/city DPRD.

— Bahlil LahadaliaSetting a clear target for the party's electoral performance.

In the 2024 elections, Golkar secured 14 seats in the South Sulawesi Provincial DPRD, making it the second-largest party in the regional legislature. Nationally, the party won four seats from South Sulawesi constituencies. During the XI Musda, Ilham Arief Sirajuddin was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Golkar Party's South Sulawesi Regional Executive Board, running unopposed. He will also lead the formation of the new regional executive board.

Golkar is an inclusive party, not an exclusive party. Our party's pattern is indeed different.

— Bahlil LahadaliaAddressing the dynamics of party members moving to other political parties.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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