Indonesian Presidential Debates: Do They Matter?

</p>As part of the upcoming 2019 legislative and presidential elections in April, the Indonesian Election Committee (KPU) will conduct the first official presidential debate on 17 January. The themes for this first debate are some of the most strategic and pressing subjects, which are legal affairs, human rights, corruption, and terrorism. How impactful will this debate be compared to the one in the 2014 election? Can this resolve the current flow of unsubstantial or sensational news relating to the candidates and the election? What’s all the fuss about revealing the debate questions to the candidates beforehand? Here’s our discussion with the one and only, </b>Dr. Djayadi Hanan</b>, the Executive Director of Saiful Mujani Research & Consulting (SMRC), to gain his insights. He is a wealth of knowledge so don’t miss this episode!</p> </p>Podcast hosts: Shawn Corrigan & Tanita</p></p>Read text version of this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-corrigan/</p></p>Email us! info@indonesiaindepth.com</p></p>Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndoIndepth</p></p>We are also available on Spotify, iTunes, Google and on Amazon’s Alexa!</p></p>This podcast is brought to you by LEXICO Indonesia, a political risk advisory in Jakarta. https://www.lexicoindonesia.com Twitter: @lexicoindonesia</p>