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Inequality, social justice to be main themes of gubernatorial debate
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Ahead of voting day: Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (left), running mate Sylviana Murni (second left), governor candidate Anies Baswedan (center), incumbent Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and running mate Djarot Saiful Hidajat, prepare on Feb. 10 for the third and final debate before the first round of the election. (The Jakarta Post/Awo Seto Wardhana)
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he Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU) has announced that the topics of a televised debate in the lead-up to the second round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election will be inequality and social justice, law enforcement and the demographic dividend.
KPU Jakarta commissioner Dahliah Umar said the main themes would have several sub-themes.
“They include transportation, housing, reclamation projects, public services in the fields of education and health, and small and medium enterprises or business-related matters,” she said as quoted by kompas.com in Jakarta on Saturday.
The debate between incumbent candidate pair Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama-Djarot Saiful Hidayat and Anies Rasyid Baswedan-Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno will be held on April 12 at Bidakara Hotel, South Jakarta. The debate will last 150 minutes, comprising 120 minutes for the debate and 30 minutes for TV advertisements.
Dahlia said that in the debate, the panel would pose questions to each candidate pair. As in the debate for the first round of the election, each side will be allowed to ask questions of the other.
During the debate, Jakartans will also be given the chance to ask questions of each candidate pair. The mechanism has not yet been revealed. The debate will be aired live by 13 TV stations. (wnd/ebf)
