Indonesia is neither secular nor Islamist

The situation by 1999 had changed as seen below:

The emergence of parties with regionally balanced bases of support was again seen in 2004, especially with the key off Java party of 1999, Golkar, regaining some support on Java in 2004 while also losing significant support off Java especially in Eastern Indonesia. Significantly, its support on Java was concentrated mostly in the regions of West Java and Banten, not across the Javanese heartlands of Central and East Java.

The emergence of significant parties with reasonable cross-regional support bases is another healthy trend in terms of consolidating stability. An effective and substantial regions’ house, rather than the impotent advisory chamber which is what currently exists for the newly constituted regions’ house (DPD) would surely assist further cement and institutionalise this regional balance.

Key: The parties

1955: by order of percent of vote gained:
PNI - Indonesian National Party
Masjumi - Indonesian Muslim Consultative Assembly
PNU - Awakening of Islamic Scholars
PKI - Indonesian Communist Party 

1999 and 2004: by order of votes gained in 2004:
Golkar - Functional Groups Party
PDIP - Indonesian Democracy Party of Struggle
PKB - National Awakening Party
PPP - United Development Party
Demokrat  - Democratic Party
PKS - Justice and Welfare Party (in 1999 it was known as the Justice Party)
PAN - National Mandate Party