"I am not a 2014 presidential candidate. Neither will my wife nor my children nominate for the presidency," Yudhoyono said before starting his general lecture at the 2011 Indonesian youth leadership forum at the Ballroom of Pacific Place here on Thursday.
In his prelude to the general lecture themed leadership, the head of state also said he did not groom anybody for the 2014 presidential election.
"Neither have I groomed anybody to run for the presidency in 2014. Let the people and democracy speak themselves in 2014," he said.
Every Indonesian citizen had equal right and chance to become a president, he said.
Yudhoyono said he deemed it necessary to clarify the matter to avoid an allegation that he used the forum as part of preparations to renominate himself for the presidency in 2014.
"If I don`t clarify that I and other members of my family will not run for the 2014 presidency I am afraid that other people who are fond of being suspicious of other people will accuse Erwin Aksa (chief of the young Indonesian businessmen association) and all of you of being members of the SBY (Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) 2014 success team," he said.
Yudhoyono said he would no longer need a success team because he would not seek re-election in the 2014 presidential election.
"God willing, I will serve out my term of office (in 2014),"
The 2011 youth leadership forum was organized by the Young Indonesian Businessmen Association (HIPMI) in cooperation with the School of Economics at University of Indonesia (UI).
In his address, HIPMI Chairman Erwin Aksa meanwhile said the time had come for the younger generation to lead Indonesia.(*)
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