jakarta – Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid warned on Friday he could call early elections and take other measures if the top legislature insisted on making him account for his rule at an August impeachment hearing.

Addressing worshippers at a mosque in Jakarta, Wahid rattled off a list of things the supreme People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) should not do, including calling him to account for his erratic 20 months in power.

Wahid's comments keep alive his previous threat to declare a state of emergency and call snap elections to stave off his ouster, which many analysts expect to occur at the MPR session.

"There are many options that I do not need to state here. It could start from having an accelerated election among other things," Wahid said. "In my hands are a number of options which can be utilised if political parties violate the constitution," Wahid said. He reiterated that requiring him to account for his rule went against the constitution, although legislators say it forms the critical component of the impeachment hearing.