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| Wednesday, 17 March 2004 |
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Megawati tells rivals to stop mocking her JAKARTA, Tuesday (Xinhua) Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned her political rivals to stop ridiculing her if they wanted to be considered as her possible running mates.in the country's first direct presidential election on July 7. Speaking Javanese in front of tens of thousands of supporters.in the Lampung province of Sumatra on Monday, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader said she would only choose a "pleasant" and cooperative person to become her vice president if she won the presidential election, The Jakarta Post reported Tuesday. "Even before becoming my running mate they have already mocked me - should this happen every day (if I were re-elected) I would get a big headache," Megawati was quoted as saying. She then joked that as she was quite beautiful, it would be natural for her to have a good-looking as well as a qualified vice president. "Give me advice on the best person to be my running mate," she asked the crowd. Megawati has kept the possible identity of her vice presidential running mate open, saying she could establish a coalition with religious leaders, or any candidate that could ensure a win in the first round of the presidential elections. |
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