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Gus Dur refuses to run for presidency in 2009 elections
NU Online · Jumat, 16 November 2007 | 02:47 WIB
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Former President Abdurahman Wahid, intimately addressed to as Gus Dur, refused to run for the presidential post in the 2009 elections, apparently due to the disappointment by his forced resignation.
He made the remark to thousands of his National Awakening Party cadres in the party’s regional consensus meeting in Rangkasbitung, Lebak district, on Thursday.<>
According to him, many have urged him to run for the presidential post in the upcoming general elections, but he continued rejecting the strong appeals.
The state news agency reported, his refusal was also on account of his rather unfavorable state of health.
It is for these reasons that he never had an intention to seek a presidential nomination. "It’s much better to promote PKB’s participation, as many of its supporters are of grassroots level," he said. (dar)
Former President Abdurahman Wahid, intimately addressed to as Gus Dur, refused to run for the presidential post in the 2009 elections, apparently due to the disappointment by his forced resignation.
He made the remark to thousands of his National Awakening Party cadres in the party’s regional consensus meeting in Rangkasbitung, Lebak district, on Thursday.<>
According to him, many have urged him to run for the presidential post in the upcoming general elections, but he continued rejecting the strong appeals.
The state news agency reported, his refusal was also on account of his rather unfavorable state of health.
It is for these reasons that he never had an intention to seek a presidential nomination. "It’s much better to promote PKB’s participation, as many of its supporters are of grassroots level," he said. (dar)
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