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Bekasi election debate deemed unsubstantial
A political researcher has deemed the candidates debate for the regency's upcoming election as unsubstantial, saying that all of that candidates delivered similar visions and none of their programs were conveyed in enough detail.
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Three people on a motorcycle pass a giant banner depicting the five candidate pairs running in the 2017 regental election in Bekasi. (JP/Nurul Fitri Ramadhani) (The Jakarta Post/Nurul Fitri Ramadhani)
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olitical researcher at Islam 45 University Bekasi Harun Al Rasyid has said that all candidates in the upcoming Bekasi regency election had similar visions and programs in terms of development, bureaucracy, environment, agriculture and industry.
Their programs are also lacking detail, Harun went on.
"In this debate, the public should be able to explore a particular issue, for instance infrastructure,” Harun said as quoted by Antara.
Harun criticized the performances of all the candidates, saying that they attended the candidates debate as a formality only and did not answer questions in detail. During the debate, he said, all candidates only offered general statements that were not really based on the issues happening in the regency.
"I think there should a similar agenda to introduce candidate pairs to the public," Harun went on.
The five candidate pairs running in this year’s Bekasi election, which will be held on on Feb. 15., are Meilina Kartika Kadir-Abdul Kholik, Sa'dudin-Ahmad Dhani, Obon Tabroni-Bambang Sumaryono, Iin Farihin-Mahmud Al Hafiz and Neneng Hasanah Yasin-Eka Suria Atmaja. (trw)
