Bukan Bela Prabowo, Gimmick Gibran Saat Debbat Expression Diserang Mahfud

Vice Presidential Candidate number 2 Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) reacted while listening to other vice presidential candidates expressing their views on the vice presidential debate/ANTARA PHOTO//M Risyal Hidayat/rwa)

JAKARTA - Deputy Commander of the Prabowo-Gibran National Youth Voter Campaign Team (TKN), Anggawira, spoke about Gibran Rakabuming Raka's gimmick who seemed to be looking for Mahfud MD's answer during the debate between the two vice presidents

According to him, the gimmick was not a form of defending Prabowo who was attacked by Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo during the presidential candidate debate, but rather an exception as a young man.

"Yes, in my opinion, not defending (Prabowo) is a form of expression," Anggawira told reporters, Friday, January 26.

In addition, said Anggawira, the gimmick was a form of counterattack against other vice presidential candidates. Because, during the debate Gibran was 'beaten up' as if he was a representative of the government.

"This pair number 1 and 3 ganged up on Mas Gibran as if Mas Gibran was a representative of the government of the Republic of Indonesia," he said.

"Even though Mas Gibran's position is not the part of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia or personally as well," continued Anggawira.

Gibran's gamemick started when he attacked Mahfud MD during the fourth debate held by the General Elections Commission (KPU). The theme raised at that time was sustainable development, natural resources, the environment, energy, food, agrarianism, and indigenous peoples as well as villages.

At that time, Mahfud had time to return questions about green inflation or greenflation that Gibran asked the moderator of the debate. The former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) emphasized that the question was tiny that did not need to be answered.

This moment began when Gibran was asked to explain the green inflation' in accordance with the debate rules set by the General Elections Commission (KPU). At that time, he admitted that he deliberately did not explain the foreign term, because he considered Mahfud to have the title of professor.

"Green inflation is the sesampel green inflation," said Gibran.

Then, Mahfud answered that question by explaining that the green economy and the circular economy are processes for the use of economic and food products. For example, produced and then used and recycled are not discarded.

However, Mahfud's response was considered by Gibran not to answer his question. Prabowo Subianto's vice presidential candidate even looked down and seemed to be looking for something in front of Mahfud.

"I'm looking for Prof Mahfud's answer, I'm looking for the answer. How come I didn't find the answer. I asked if green inflation would explain the green economy," said Gibran during the debate.

The Mayor of Solo gave an example of a yellow vest demonstration in France that has taken its toll. Gibran said that the transition to green energy should not sacrifice expensive research and development to the small people.

"That's what I mean by green inflation Prof Mahfud," he said

Receiving that answer, Mahfud then judged Gibran to be inconsequential. "It's irregular to associate it with something that doesn't exist. You see, from an academic, it's easy for questions like that to be small," Mahfud said at the time.

"The harassment is therefore not worth answering in my opinion, and therefore I return it to the moderator. This is not worth answering questions like that, there is no point in answering," he concluded