Prabowo: I ran because Indonesia was on the wrong track - Politics - The Jakarta Post

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President Prabowo Subianto said his concerns over Indonesia’s trajectory since the 1990s motivated his repeated bids for the presidency, insisting his political ambitions were driven by a desire to change the country’s course rather than personal ambition.

President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech during a ceremony on June 1 at the Foreign Ministry’s Pancasila building to celebrate the birth of Pancasila 81 years ago, in Jakarta. (Antara/Bayu Pratama S)

President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday that his concerns over Indonesia’s trajectory since the 1990s had motivated his repeated bids for the presidency, insisting his political ambitions were driven by a desire to change the country’s course rather than personal ambition.Speaking at the 18th National Congress of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) in Lampung, Prabowo said he had long believed Indonesia was heading in the wrong direction and felt compelled to seek the nation’s highest office.

"I wanted to become president because I had already seen that, since the 1990s, Indonesia was moving in the wrong direction," he said.