The Chairman of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU), Hasyim Asy'ari, explained that the five rounds of debates basically consist of three debates between presidential candidates and two debates between vice presidential candidates. However, in these five debates, the presidential and vice presidential pairs always appear together. Only their speaking portions are differentiated. Hasyim stated that the presidential and vice presidential pairs must attend the debates together to demonstrate unity and cohesion among them to the public. "This way, the public will be more confident in their performance during the debates," said Hasyim Asy'ari.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "According to Hasyim, that step is a change from the format of the 2019 presidential election, where not all candidates were present directly at the debate location. The 2024 presidential election debates will be conducted three times for presidential candidates and two times for vice presidential candidates, in accordance with KPU Regulation No. 15 of 2023 Article 50 Paragraph (1). Each session of the presidential and vice presidential debates will consist of six segments, including opening, reading of the rules, delivery of vision, mission, and work programs, as well as closing segment."

KPU has also determined specific themes for each debate session. The first debate on December 12 will discuss law, human rights, governance, corruption eradication, and democracy strengthening. The second debate on December 22 will carry the theme of defense, security, geopolitics, and international relations. The theme of the third debate on January 7, 2024, includes economics (people's and digital), social welfare, investment, trade, (digital) taxation, finance, and state budget management.

The fourth debate on January 21, 2024 will discuss energy, natural resources, SMN, carbon tax, the environment and agrarian issues, as well as indigenous communities. The final debate on February 4, 2024 will focus on information technology, improving public services, hoaxes, intolerance, education, health (post-COVID Society), and employment. These themes refer to the national vision in the Opening of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN). Source: Liputan6.com