Prabowo woos Golkar members

Prabowo woos Golkar members

SEMARANG, Central Java: Prabowo Subianto Djoyohadikusumo, a son-
in-law of former president Soeharto, met with Golkar members in
Semarang, Central Java, over the weekend as part of his campaign
to win the party's presidential nomination.

"My participation in (the Golkar Party) convention is still a
learning process. So please pray for me," he was quoted as saying
by the chairman of Golkar's Central Java chapter, H.M. Hasbi.

Golkar, the former ruling party under Soeharto, is currently
holding a convention to select a presidential candidate for 2004,
when the country will hold its first direct presidential
election.

During the meeting, which was closed to journalists, Prabowo
discussed his vision and mission for the country, as one of 12
people trying to win the presidential nomination from Golkar.

A former chief of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command
(Kostrad), Prabowo reportedly said he would focus on empowering
the people's economy, so the nation would no longer have to rely
on the International Monetary Fund. --Antara