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 …