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KPU Jakarta to hold first debate on Jan. 13
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Smile: Jakarta's gubernatorial candidates. (Courtesy of Instagram/-)
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he Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) will hold the first debate for the city's gubernatorial candidates at Hotel Bidakara on Jan. 13.
"The debate will be about social, economic, education, health and transportation problems in the city," KPU Jakarta head Sumarno told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday. Sumarno said the debate would be broadcast by several television stations.
KPU Jakarta will prepare several panelists to question the candidates.
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"The panelists are experts in their field who are well-known to the public," he said without revealing the names of the panelists.
Sumarno added that the KPU Jakarta would only let 100 people witness the debate live at the venue.
KPU Jakarta will hold three debates. The first will take place on Jan. 13, the second on Jan. 27 and the third on Feb. 10. All three candidate pairs, namely Agus Harimurti Yudhoyno-Sylviana Murni, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama-Djarot Saiful Hidayat and Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno, are obliged to participate in the debates.
Previously, two private television stations conducted debates that were only attended by Ahok-Djarot and Anies-Sandiaga.
The planned event will be Agus’ first appearance in a debate. Previously, he said he was only obligated to participate in the official debates that were initiated by the KPU Jakarta. (dmr)
