Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party's (Gerindra) chief patron, Prabowo Subianto, has stated his willingness to run for president in the 2014 presidential election.

"If the people support me, then I am ready to step forward as a presidential candidate," he said Sunday, as quoted by tempo.co.

He said if he was nominated as president, he would seek the support of all the political parties and not just Gerindra's close ally, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). "My relationship with the PDI-P is good, but I would ask for support from all the parties," he said.

According to Prabowo, his desire to become president had the interest of Indonesia's people and their future at its core and that, therefore, he refused to try to win people's support with cheap promises. "I will not try to gain popularity through making promises," he said. (awd)