Emil Dardak Calls Age 36 Years But Gibran Has A Steel Mental For The Capital Debate Of The Vice Presidential Candidate

Vice Presidential Candidate number 2 Gibran Rakabuming Raka with his spokesman in the 2024 presidential election, Emil Elestianto Dardak. (Between)

The inaugural vice presidential candidate (cawapres) will be held by the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Friday 22 December. Spokesperson for Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Emil Elestianto Dardak, ensured that the vice presidential candidate number 2 was ready to appear in the debate.

Emil said Gibran had a steel mentality ready to collide with ideas on the first debate stage for the vice president. He admitted that the aspirations of the people that Gibran absorbed would become the main weapon in the debate session later.

"He has an extraordinary strong mentality. This mental steel is forged from various efforts made during his participation in various fields. He has good analytical power in studying matters, especially those related to the economy. So knowledge of the latest technology and how it affects the economy everything is well understood," Emil said in a written statement, Tuesday, December 19.

Emil, who is still the Deputy Governor of East Java, said that with the thoughts and references that Gibran has, his team is sure that there will be no cross-section in the face of the inaugural vice presidential debate.

"So without us supplying, Mas Gibran's thoughts and references were numerous. He was able to give optimism to his team as well, that Mas Gibran, God willing, is ready to face the upcoming debate," he said.

The inaugural vice presidential debate held by the KPU at JCC Senayan Jakarta will carry the theme of the economy; the people's economy as well as the digital economy, finance, tax investment, trade, management of the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN)-Regional Revenue and Expenditure Management Budget (APBD), and urban areas.

Emil admitted that Gibran often exchanged ideas with academics in compiling programs. He said Gibran also always aligns big ideas around Indonesia with his partner Prabowo Subianto's presidential candidate (candidate). On that basis, Emil is optimistic that Gibran will not lose the debate over other vice presidents, even though he is still 36 years old.

This Indonesia needs a program that answers people's problems. I always see the Prabowo-Gibran candidate pairs aligning in building understanding which is the sustainability format of the current government. Anticipation as well as challenges and opportunities that will come will also be conveyed by Mas Gibran during the debate later," he said.