 The "santri" played a key role in Indonesian Nationalist movements, and formed the strongest opposition to President Suharto's New Order army-based administration.In contrast, the "abangan" have tended to follow the prevailing political wind; they supported Sukarno's overt nationalism, while during Suharto's subsequent presidency, they loyally voted for his Golkar party.Poorer "abangan" areas became strongholds of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in stark opposition to the orthodox Muslim "santri".