Indonesian Presidential Candidates Debate Corruption, Terrorism
- Jokowi defends his record on human rights, anti-graft steps
- Jokowi ahead of Prabowo by almost 20 points, but gap narrowing
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledged to intensify the fight against corruption through merit-based political appointments in the first presidential debate as his challenger Prabowo Subianto mooted higher pay for bureaucrats to tackle the menace seen as hindering the country’s development.
Seeking to win over swing voters, Widodo, known as Jokowi, defended his track record on corruption, terrorism, law reform and human rights in Thursday’s presidential debate, while Prabowo pitched for a decisive administration to tackle corruption and threats from home-grown and foreign terror groups.