JAKARTA (AFP) — Indonesian ex-president Megawati Sukarnoputri said Tuesday she is looking for a "cool boyfriend" as her running mate in her comeback bid for the presidency next year, a report said.
"As a presidential candidate I've been asked who I'm going to team up with. I say it's hard to look for the most appropriate candidate," Sukarnoputri was quoted by the Detikcom news website as telling supporters.
"I'm a woman so I want a cool boyfriend. So I'll wait first and look for the appropriate person. If the guy is ugly I don't want him," she joked.
Megawati was president from 2001 to 2004 when she lost to ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the country's first direct presidential vote.
Yudhoyono used his honeyed singing voice and penchant for penning lilting love songs to win support from housewives during the 2004 poll.
He released an album of love songs last year titled "My Longing for You" and while he is yet to formally announce his candidacy he is seen as a favourite for the presidential election in June next year.
Megawati, the daughter of Indonesia's founding president Sukarno, has yet to decide on a running mate to take on an already crowded field.
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