During the time of Indonesia’s two successive dictators, the country held elections, but there was only one party, the Golkar party, to choose. Since Soeharto’s downfall in 1994, an enormous number of parties have entered the political battlefield to represent Indonesia’s geographically and economically diverse population. Twenty-four different parties won seats in the 2004 parliamentary elections and twelve gained seats in the most recent parliamentary elections in early 2014. Instead of one person coming from one group leading, now there are a multitude of different voices from different backgrounds that are all heard. When people feel that their voice is heard and policies they support are enacted, they will be more content and peaceful and strive to maintain the kind of system that gives them these
During the time of Indonesia’s two successive dictators, the country held elections, but there was only one party, the Golkar party, to choose. Since Soeharto’s downfall in 1994, an enormous number of parties have entered the political battlefield to represent Indonesia’s geographically and economically diverse population. Twenty-four different parties won seats in the 2004 parliamentary elections and twelve gained seats in the most recent parliamentary elections in early 2014. Instead of one person coming from one group leading, now there are a multitude of different voices from different backgrounds that are all heard. When people feel that their voice is heard and policies they support are enacted, they will be more content and peaceful and strive to maintain the kind of system that gives them these