Indonesia's KPU opens first presidential debate for 2024 elections The first debat of Capres in Indonesia. (ANTARA) In Jakarta, the Chairperson of the General Elections Commission (KPU), Hasyim Asy'ari, officially inaugurated the first of five presidential debates for the 2024 elections. During the event, he expressed hope that each presidential candidate would share their vision, mission, and work programs to convince voters. The debate covered crucial topics such as governance, law, human rights, corruption eradication, democratic strengthening, public service improvement, and citizen harmony. The debate format included six segments with commercial breaks, lasting a total of 150 minutes. Candidates faced randomly chosen questions, with each having two minutes to respond, followed by one-minute responses from the other two candidates. The subsequent four debates are scheduled for specific dates, and three pairs of candidates are competing for the 2024 presidential electio...