National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin Iskandar said Thursday he was ready to take on the helm of governance and become a national leader, but would not specify when.
"If I am unable to run as president in (next year's) election, I will be sure to run in the 2014 race. This is what leadership regeneration means," Muhaimin was quoted by Kompas.com as saying.<>
"By 2014, most of today's figures would be overly senior and would need replacement by the younger generation that are next in line."
According to Muhaimin, the 2009 election carries momentum for political consolidation, regeneration process and further democratization, which includes consolidation within political parties, all of which requires wisdom.
"If Gus Dur hadn't "encouraged" me to run (for president) recently, I wouldn't have been able to muster the courage to do so. I'm sure Gus Dur is still waiting whether I would be brave enough to run next year," he said.
The PKB, the fifth largest faction at the House, was divided after party executives loyal to co-founder Gus Dur approved the dismissal of Muhaimin as chairman during an extraordinary congress in Parung, West Java, in late April.
A rival congress days later agreed to dismiss Gus Dur as the chief patron of the PKB.
The two factions have filed lawsuits against each other. (jp/dar)
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