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Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities

Official journal of Universiti Putra Malaysia for scholarly work across the social sciences, humanities and related interdisciplinary fields.

e-ISSN 2231-8534 ISSN 0128-7702
Research article

Nationalist Vs Islamic: The Dynamic of Politik Aliran in Post- Suharto Indonesia

Asep Nurjaman1, Budi Suprapto and Abdullah Masmuh

KeywordsIndonesia, Islam, nationalist, party, Politik Aliran, volatility
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Abstract

Democracy in post-Suharto Indonesia is dynamic, especially in terms of electoral politics. Some scholars assume that Politik Aliran (political streams) is still continued, but others believe it has ended. In this article, we examine the dynamic of Politik Aliran in the 1999, 2004 and 2009 general elections. It is widely recognised that the votes of both Nationalist and Islam political parties declined from election to election. This study aims to analyse the continuity and change both of Nationalist and Islamic parties in Indonesia. The results of the study suggest that electoral politics based on Politik Aliran in post-Suharto Indonesia continues, but the number of votes for neither Islamic nor for Nationalist parties have changed. The balance of power between Islamic parties and Nationalists parties is expected to change.