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Gus Dur denies supporting Gerindra.

Jakarta Post

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from THE JAKARTA POST -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009 -- PAGE 5 Contradicting statements he made earlier in the week, former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said Tuesday he never voiced support for Lt.

Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party.

Gus Dur said he never asked his faction of the National Awakening Party (PKB) to support Gerindra in the upcoming legislative election.

"No. There is no such thing [as the support]. There is nothing between me and Prabowo," Gus Dur said at a book launch on Tuesday.

Gus Dur said, "the pro-Gus Dur PKB is committed to supporting Prabowo Subianto in the presidential …

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