after the new order, gpk was still perceived by the public society as a riot organization. this image appeared due to a mistake in the rules of gpk from 1999 until 2004. several individuals that caused gpk to generate such image was not given any serious punishment from its mother party and continue its membership in the gpk. this bad image contributed to the decrease in number of votes gained by the united development party, from 10.71% in 1999 to 8.15% in 2004.