During the debate, Jokowi highlighted his achievements during the past four-and-a-half years, while Prabowo repeatedly pointed out Jokowi’s weaknesses, though he failed to deliver a knock-out blow to his rival.
ncumbent candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo came out strong in the second presidential debate on Sunday, fending off attacks launched by his rival Prabowo Subianto with confidence.
During the debate, Jokowi highlighted his achievements during the past four-and-a-half years, while Prabowo repeatedly pointed out Jokowi’s weaknesses, though he failed to deliver a knock-out blow to his rival.
It was the first encounter between the two rivals without their respective running mates. They debated issues on energy, infrastructure, food and the environment.
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Dressed in his trademark plain white shirt, Jokowi said the government had built more than 191,000 kilometers of road for the “little people”, toll roads, dams, airports, railway lines and much more, to develop connectivity between regions.
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