The Bogus Presidential Candidate Debates
Monday, December 11, 2023
In Indonesia, presidential candidate debates are planned as bogus performances. There is no in-depth discussion of the issues.
FERDINAND Marcos Junior in the Philippines and Gibran Rakabuming Raka in Indonesia have much in common: both are the sons of presidents running for office, and both are avoiding public debates. In last year’s election in the Philippines, Ferdinand, alias Bongbong Marcos Jr. repeatedly refused to debate his opponent, even in official events organized by the election committee.
Many suspected that Bongbong was worried he would be asked about
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