Syafii mum about presidency

Syafii mum about presidency

JAKARTA: Muhammadiyah chairman Syafii Maarif said the
organization will not extend support for any presidential
candidate, including its own Amien Rais.

Underlining that the Muslim-based organization would not
involve itself in politics, Syafii said Muhammdiyah would
distance itself from all parties contesting next year's
elections.

"There is no intention to support certain candidates as we are
not a political organization," Syafii said on Tuesday, as quoted
by detik.com.

Amien Rais, the presidential candidate from the National
Mandate Party (PAN), was Sjafii's predecessor.

Syafii himself has been touted as a possible presidential
candidate.

The noted Muslim figure said that at the coming national
meeting of Muhamamdiyah it would only reveal the criteria for
presidential candidates and would refrain from mentioning names.

"What we need is a leader who has a commitment to lead the
country from the crisis." -- JP