Unlike Jokowi, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Doesn't Want To Comment On Debate Substances: Not Ethical I Enter

The vice president during a conversation after lunch with the media crew in Jakarta, Friday, January 5. (Between)

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin said he did not want to comment much on the defense and security-themed presidential debate held by the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Sunday night, January 7. He said the public could judge the substance of the debate that Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, and Ganjar Pranowo participated in. “ When it comes to substance, I don't think I need to comment. I think the community itself (assess, red) how problems, substance. Which one is good, which one is not good, which one is good, ” said Ma’ruf to reporters in Jakarta, Tuesday, January 9. "It's unethical if I go into substance," continued the former PBNU Rais Aam. Even so, Ma’ruf gave his appreciation for the course of the debate. Because, the atmosphere is more lively than when he participated in the 2019 presidential election. " “ If I see the debate is good, open and it means they are arguing, especially the debate session, I think is interesting, compared to my time. Now the debate is more lively,” he said. Ma’ruf's attitude is different from that of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who is actually disappointed because the debate is not in accordance with substance. He even considered the presidential candidates to be debuting personal matters. " “ That's actually okay, the origin of the policy, the origin of the policy, the origin of the vision is okay," Jokowi said during a working visit in Serang, Banten as reported by Antara, Monday, January 8. "I think (if it attacks personal, red) it does not provide education, it does not educate the people who watch it, I think many will be disappointed," he added. In the future, the presidential election debate needs to be formed even better. If necessary, continued Jokowi, there must be signs so that the debate can be more lively.

"It's okay to attack against each other, but policies, policies, the vision that is attacked is not to drop each other with personal motives. I don't think it's good and not educating,” concluded the former governor of DKI Jakarta.