Military Background, Not Prabowo's Guarantee To Do Third Debate

3 pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2024 General Election (Photo: Antara/Galih Pradipta)

The third debate in the 2024 presidential election with the theme Defense, Security, International Relations, and Geopoliticals is considered to be a stage for Prabowo Subianto, who has a military background compared to Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo.

However, an observer from the University of Muhammadyiah Kupang, Ahmad Atang, revealed that the military background is not a guarantee that Prabowo can complete the third debate. Because, the debate will be able to be controlled if a presidential candidate has the competence and capacity to collaborate on problems.

He emphasized that in the debate the candidate leaders needed were ideas and ideas in managing defense, security, international relations and geopolitical issues.

"Therefore, what is needed in debate is ideas and ideas in defense management, security, international relations and geopolitical issues. Here, the fight for ideas and ideas becomes a barometer to measure the capacity of the presidential candidate," said Atang, Sunday, January 7.

He considered that the three presidential candidates, namely Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, and Ganjar Pranowo, certainly have a better perspective and governance of Indonesian countries than the themes taken and discussed. This will be assessed from the Indonesian people how the ideas and ideas of the presidential candidates are to be able to answer public needs.

Therefore, of the three presidential candidates certainly have a future Indonesian perspective and governance based on defense, security, international relations and geopolitical. So the idea of who is better to answer the need is of course the public will ensure through the debate later," concluded Atang.