Jokowi Values That Last Night's Presidential Candidate Debate Did Not Show Mission Vision Substances, Many Were Disappointed

President Joko Widodo (third right) accompanied by Director of Perum Bulog Bayu Krisnamurthi (left) left the warehouse Bulog/DOK ANTARA

President Joko Widodo assessed that the substance of the vision of presidential and vice presidential candidates in the third debate of the 2024 presidential election which was held in Jakarta, last Sunday night was not visible. "Yes, the first thing I saw was that the substance of his vision was not visible," said Jokowi on the sidelines of a working visit in Serang, Banten, as reported by Antara, Monday, January 8. He considered what could be seen was actually attacking each other between persons, which should not have happened. "What seems to be attacking each other is what actually doesn't matter, the origin of the policy, the origin of the vision, it's okay," he said. If the debate has attacked individuals, individuals, who have nothing to do with the context of last night's debate, which in this case concerns international relations, geopoliticals, defense and others, then the debate can be called less education. "I think (if it attacks personally), lacks education, lacks educating the people who watch it, I think many will be disappointed," he added. According to the President, the presidential election debate needs to be looked for even better, with signs, so that the debate can be more lively.

"At least it's okay to attack each other, but the policies, policies, visions that are attacked are not to drop each other with personal motives. I don't think it's good and not educating," said Jokowi.