Prabowo woos Golkar members<\/p>\n
SEMARANG, Central Java: Prabowo Subianto Djoyohadikusumo, a son-
\nin-law of former president Soeharto, met with Golkar members in
\nSemarang, Central Java, over the weekend as part of his campaign
\nto win the party's presidential nomination.<\/p>\n
\"My participation in (the Golkar Party) convention is still a
\nlearning process. So please pray for me,\" he was quoted as saying
\nby the chairman of Golkar's Central Java chapter, H.M. Hasbi.<\/p>\n
Golkar, the former ruling party under Soeharto, is currently
\nholding a convention to select a presidential candidate for 2004,
\nwhen the country will hold its first direct presidential
\nelection.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, which was closed to journalists, Prabowo
\ndiscussed his vision and mission for the country, as one of 12
\npeople trying to win the presidential nomination from Golkar.<\/p>\n
A former chief of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command
\n(Kostrad), Prabowo reportedly said he would focus on empowering
\nthe people's economy, so the nation would no longer have to rely
\non the International Monetary Fund. --Antara<\/p>",
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