TKN: Gibran Sopan, A Vice Presidential Candidate Who Alludes To Ethics Because He Can't Answer Questions

Vice Presidential Candidate number 2 Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) expressed his views during the Fourth Debate of the 2024 Presidential Election at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta, Sunday (21/1/2024).

JAKARTA - Deputy Secretary of the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN), Saleh Partaonan Daulay, said that the candidate for vice president number 2 Gibran Rakabuming Raka was a very polite figure during the fourth debate of the 2024 presidential election at the Jakarta Convention Center, Sunday, January 21 evening. "If someone declares ethics to Gibran, of course it's not appropriate because in reality Gibran is very polite," Saleh said in a written statement received in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, January 22. During the debate, Gibran had asked questions according to the topic. Saleh assessed that other vice presidential candidates who mentioned Gibran's ethics were only because the person concerned was unable to answer questions. "(Gibran) asked questions according to topic and not carelessly. If someone can't answer, that doesn't mean they are unethical. It's just a weakness against an unprepared debate," said Saleh. In addition, Saleh also regretted the tendency of social media users who also questioned Gibran's ethics and emphasized that Gibran showed manners during debate. "In social media, this morning the ones being chased were even about ethics. In fact, Gibran was very polite: greeted all the more senior candidates, lowered his body as part of respect and often apologized during the debate if there was a wrong sentence," he said. According to him, sentiment related to ethics is natural because Gibran shows good performance during the debate. Gibran controlled the debate material well. "If you want to be honest, Gibran is also beaten by his left and right, but he is able to answer and provide solutions to the problems offered. He is really ready," he added. Saleh actually questioned the ethics of the presidential candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan and presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo, who during the previous debate were judged to have attacked presidential candidate number 2 Prabowo Subianto. "Anies and Ganjar gave a very low score. What is the goal? Yes, definitely to bring down. Luckily Prabowo is calm, not provoked, faced patiently," he added. The Indonesian KPU held the fourth debate for the 2024 presidential election which brought together the vice presidential candidates on Sunday (21/1). Previously, the first debate was held on December 12, 2023, the second debate on December 22, 2023, and the third debate on January 7, 2024.

The theme of the fourth debate includes energy, natural resources (SDA), food, carbon taxes, the environment, agrarians, and indigenous peoples.