Oposisi Berseragam: Catatan Tentang Hubungan Politik Suharto dan Militer di Akhir 1980-an

Yulianto, Dwi Pratomo

Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik
Vol 6, No 3 (2003): Dinamika Negara dan Masyarakat Sipil

In playing its predominant role in Indonesia politics during the New Order era, the military, in fact, suffered from intergroup rivalry. The emerging ballance of power among the competing factions, on the one hand allowed Suharto to keep control the military and on the other hand complicates presidents relation to the military. The order to win internal struggle for power within the military faction, one of them invite more political opennes and encourage a wider opposition. The competing faction eventually gained nothing.