Gus Dur, NU to discuss presidency<\/p>\n
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Abdurrahman \"Gus Dur\" Wahid will
\nattend a gathering of prominent Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) clerics here
\non Wednesday to set criteria for eligible presidential
\ncandidates.<\/p>\n
Gus Dur, the chief patron of the National Awakening Party
\n(PKB), will attend as an observer of the meeting, to be held at
\nKomarul Huda Islamic boarding school in Central Lombok regency,
\nhead of NU's East Nusa Tenggara chapter's lawmaking body Taqiudin
\nMansyur said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Taqiudin said 41 clerics had been invited to the meeting,
\nwhich will take place behind closed doors. The clerics are all
\nnonpartisan.<\/p>\n
Results of the meeting will be brought to the forthcoming PKB
\nnational congress as input, Taqiudin added. PKB executives across
\nthe country will convene in Jakarta on April 26 and April 27 to
\nelect the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates.<\/p>\n
PKB has so far supported Gus Dur's bid for the presidency, but
\nsome of its officials have hinted that they might change their
\nminds.<\/p>\n
Some 200 NU clerics will also meet on April 21 in Surabaya to
\ntalk about criteria for presidential candidates. -- JP<\/p>",
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