Attaching Input During Campaign, Gibran Is Ready To Follow The Vice Presidential Debate

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka when greeting students in the 2024 presidential election campaign at Asshiddiqiyah Islamic Boarding School, Tangerang City, Banten, Monday (4/12/2023). BETWEEN/Fauzan/aa.

JAKARTA - Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka said he had made preparations to participate in the inaugural debate of presidential candidates (candidates) and vice presidential candidates (cawapres).

"Yes, we have prepared," said Gibran when met after badminton at the GBK Arena, Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, December 4.

The eldest son of President Joko Widodo said he had accommodated input from various levels of society to be brought into an inaugural debate that took the theme of law, human rights (HAM), government, eradication of corruption, and strengthening democracy.

"It doesn't have to be from experts, yes. From experts, there are experts, but we also accommodate all input from the public for the debate later," said Gibran.

According to him, input from the community is very useful to form new innovations according to the challenges of the times.

In addition, Gibran said that his party would follow the debate in any format in accordance with applicable regulations.

"What kind of KPU rules, we follow," said Gibran.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has set a three-time presidential election debate for presidential candidates and twice for vice presidential candidates, in accordance with KPU Regulation Number 15 of 2023 Article 50 paragraph (1).

The first debate at the KPU office on December 12, 2023, was related to the law, human rights (HAM), government, eradication of corruption, and strengthening democracy.

In the second debate scheduled for December 22, 2023, it carried the theme of defense, security, geopolitical and international relations.

The theme of the third debate on January 7, 2024 is economic (congestion and digital), social welfare, investment, trade, taxes (digital), finance, and management of the state budget.

Furthermore, the theme of the fourth debate on January 21, 2024 regarding energy, natural resources (SDA), SMN, carbon taxes, the environment and agrarianism, as well as indigenous peoples.

The last debate was on February 4, 2024 with the theme of information technology, improvement of public services, hoaxes, intolerance, education, health (post-COVID Society), and employment.

The theme of the debate refers to the national vision listed in the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN).