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Candidates face off in final debate
The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Jusuf Kalla and Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa clashed in the final presidential debate at the Bidakara Hotel in Jakarta, on Saturday
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he Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Jusuf Kalla and Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa clashed in the final presidential debate at the Bidakara Hotel in Jakarta, on Saturday.
The debate was moderated by University of Diponegoro rector Sudharto P. Hadi and focused on food security, energy and the environment. It was broadcast live on Kompas TV and TVRI at 8:50 p.m., 20 minutes later than originally scheduled.
In the debate, vice presidential candidate Hatta emphasized his ticket's commitment to providing enough food for the nation.
"Food is a basic human right ['¦] prices must be affordable and it must be accessible to the community," he said.
Furthermore, he said if elected Prabowo-Hatta would free the country of its reliance on food imports.
On energy, Hatta said the pair would focus on oil, gas and developing renewable energy sources. The former coordinating economic minister also spoke about sustainable development, and that Prabowo-Hatta would work to combat climate change, improve conservation efforts and boosting the quality of water, air and soil.
Rival vice presidential candidate Kalla said that he and Jokowi would increase food production by providing seeds and improving irrigation.
On energy, he said if elected, Jokowi-Kalla would focus on boosting natural gas production for use in expanded public transportation in order to improve the productivity of energy.
Kalla also talked about protecting forests and adding 1 million hectares of rice fields. (fss)
