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Thu, 06/18/2009 - 20:22
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MEGAWATI FACES CANDIDATES` DEBATE WITHOUT SPECIAL PREPARATION
Jakarta, June 18 (ANTARA) - Presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri has not made any special preparation for the presidential cadidates' debate on Thursday night (June 18), a spokesman said.
Firman Jaya Daeli, a spokesman of the Megawati-Prabowo ticket, said here Thursday Megawati had not made any special preparation for the debate.
"There is, of course, some preparation but it is no way special," Daeli said at the General Election Commission (KPU) building.
He said Megawati and her running mate Prabowo were ready for the debate but they had not made any special preparation because it was not something new for them.
"Both Megawati and Prabowo are used to dialogs and discussions in various forums," Daeli said.
The first KPU-organized presidential candidates' debate, themed "To Realize Good and Clean Governance Management and to Enforce Human Rights and Legal Supremacy," is to take place Thursday night.
The KPU is organizing the presidential candidates' debate in accordance with Law No.42/2008 on presidential elections. The debate will be conducted five times : three times for the presidential candidates and two times for the vice presidential candidates.
According to Daeli, the Mega-Prabowo national campaign team appreciated the organization of the debates because it was part of political openness and education for the people.
"We highly appreciate the holding of the presidential and vice presidential candidates' debate," he said, adding that in the 90-minute debates, each presidential candidate would be given the opportunity to explain his or her vision and mission for seven to 10 minutes.
After that the moderator would ask questions to all presidential candidates who would have two minutes to answer one question.
Meanwhile, General Election Commission (KPU) member I Gusti Putu Artha said on a separate occasion that the presidential and vice presidential candidates' debates were expected to be a facility for the people at large to know the candidates better.***
Firman Jaya Daeli, a spokesman of the Megawati-Prabowo ticket, said here Thursday Megawati had not made any special preparation for the debate.
"There is, of course, some preparation but it is no way special," Daeli said at the General Election Commission (KPU) building.
He said Megawati and her running mate Prabowo were ready for the debate but they had not made any special preparation because it was not something new for them.
"Both Megawati and Prabowo are used to dialogs and discussions in various forums," Daeli said.
The first KPU-organized presidential candidates' debate, themed "To Realize Good and Clean Governance Management and to Enforce Human Rights and Legal Supremacy," is to take place Thursday night.
The KPU is organizing the presidential candidates' debate in accordance with Law No.42/2008 on presidential elections. The debate will be conducted five times : three times for the presidential candidates and two times for the vice presidential candidates.
According to Daeli, the Mega-Prabowo national campaign team appreciated the organization of the debates because it was part of political openness and education for the people.
"We highly appreciate the holding of the presidential and vice presidential candidates' debate," he said, adding that in the 90-minute debates, each presidential candidate would be given the opportunity to explain his or her vision and mission for seven to 10 minutes.
After that the moderator would ask questions to all presidential candidates who would have two minutes to answer one question.
Meanwhile, General Election Commission (KPU) member I Gusti Putu Artha said on a separate occasion that the presidential and vice presidential candidates' debates were expected to be a facility for the people at large to know the candidates better.***
