Suara.com – Presidential candidate or presidential candidate number 2, Prabowo Subianto, refused when asked to reveal defense data at the third debate forum for the 2024 presidential election on the grounds that there was not enough time.
Responding to that, presidential candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan immediately compared Prabowo’s attitude with his own.
Initially, Anies said that the president would be the commander in chief of world diplomacy. This means that the president will often be in global forums to convey information from his homeland to the world.
On that occasion, Anies considered it impossible if the president was given a long time to explain.
Under these conditions, the president should be able to control this narrow space to explain his ideas.
“In fact, leadership is required to be able to master communication so that ideas can be conveyed within the time given and this is not a matter between one individual and another that must be explained,” said Anies after undergoing the third debate in the 2024 presidential election at Istora Senayan, Newsdelivers.com, Sunday (7/1/ 2024) evening.
The atmosphere of the three Presidential Candidates (Capres) clashing with each other during the Third Presidential Candidate Debate at Istora Senayan, Newsdelivers.com, Sunday (7/1/2024). (Suara.com/Alfian Winanto)
Anies then gave an example from his own experience. He has spoken about his ideas at various global forums for quite a short time, including in front of the UN secretary general.
“I speak at various global forums for one minute, two minutes, but I once presented it in front of the UN secretary general in two minutes and the idea was accepted by the UN secretary general,” he said.
Furthermore, Anies emphasized that the debate arena was not turned into an interpersonal war.
“Openness in expressing opinions is important and transparency is manifested not in the form of words,” he stressed.
Previously, Prabowo invited Anies and presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo to sit down together to discuss Indonesia’s defense data.
He refused to reveal it in the debate arena because he didn’t have enough time.
“Yes, it’s like this, I can deny what you said, there’s not enough time. I’m ready to meet you, let’s discuss them one by one, I’ll prove it,” said Prabowo.