The third debate on Friday evening will be the last showdown for Jakarta gubernatorial candidates to win over swing voters amid a tight race, in which pollsters have difficulties predicting the winner.

The debate, which will address population and quality-of-life issues, will take place two days before the campaign period officially ends.

“This debate will be the final chance for voters to see all candidates on one stage, imparting their solutions, visions and missions, regarding the city’s woes. We hope that through this debate, voters will be able to single out the person who will lead the city for the next five years,” Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) member Betty Epsilon Idroos told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.

Betty also urged the three candidate pairs, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and Sylviana Murni, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat and Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno, to use the finale debate as a medium to woo more voters.

“The debate may not only help undecided voters make a decision, but could actually influence voters that have already made up their minds to switch to candidates they deem as having presented better and concrete ideas,” she said.

Friday’s debate, which will cover the topics of women’s empowerment, child protection, drug eradication and the protection of residents with disabilities, will be moderated by CNN Indonesia news anchor Alfito Deannova.

Betty said KPU Jakarta selected Alfito because he had long experience as a television host.

“We believe Alfito has the capacity to host this debate. He also doesn’t have any political affiliation,” Betty said.

Betty said just like the second debate on Jan. 27, the final one would run for 120 minutes and be divided into six segments. There will also be four panelists. KPU Jakarta has yet to divulge the names of the panelists.

The election commission has engaged Transmedia, Kompas TV, SCTV and JakTV as host stations for the debate, which will also be broadcast by 10 other television stations, including Aljazeera TV.

Candidate Agus, who surveys and analysts say did not benefit from the previous two debates, said there were no special preparations for the final debate.

“In preparing myself for the upcoming debate, I delved into the issues to be addressed in between my daily campaign activities,” Agus said.

Agus said he was optimistic that he and Sylviana could convince Jakarta voters to cast their votes for the pair in the remaining time before voting day, believing that, if elected governor, the ticket’s programs “could further develop” the capital.

Agus’ rivals, Ahok and Anies have until now gained most from the debates, with survey results showing their electability had received a boost after each debate on Jan. 13 and Jan. 27.

The Ahok-Djarot camp said it had prepared nothing special and would again elaborate on what it had accomplished during its tenure. In the past debates Ahok and Djarot took advantage of their incumbent position and many voters said they were the most knowledgeable pair.

“They don’t need to get too fancy,” Ahok-Djarot campaign team secretary Ace Hasan Syadzily said.

He said Jakartans should not doubt Ahok’s programs regarding women’s empowerment and the protection of mothers and children, because people were aware that Ahok’s wife, Veronica Tan, was active as the chair of Jakarta Family Welfare (PKK) and had initiated the childfriendly integrated public spaces (RPTRA).

Meanwhile, the Anies-Sandiaga ticket is also confident going into the final debate, hoping that the issue of improving Jakarta residents’ quality of life, which has been the focus of its campaign, could give them an edge in the final debate.

On women’s issues, Anies said he had plans to make life more comfortable for women in Jakarta, including by providing “labor emergency units” in all community health centers (Puskesmas), as maternal deaths continued to occur on account of a lack of medical access in Jakarta.