KPU Announces 3 Debates for Presidential Candidates, 2 for Vice Presidential Candidates

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - The General Election Commission (KPU) has determined that the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres) will be held with a composition of three presidential candidate debates and two vice presidential candidate debates. This is in accordance with KPU Regulation No. 15 of 2023, Article 50, Paragraph (1).

Later, the 2024 presidential election debate will use a format that simultaneously presents presidential and vice presidential pairs in five debates. KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari said that this format aims to see the extent of cooperation between each presidential and vice presidential pair. In addition, the KPU also denied the format change, saying that there would be no separate presidential and vice presidential debates.

KPU Commissioner Idham Holik said that KPU Regulation No. 1621 of 2023 stipulated that the presidential and vice presidential debates would be attended by the presidential and vice presidential pairs. Furthermore, he ensured that there would be differences in the portion of each presidential and vice presidential candidate's speech according to the agenda of the debate.