Komaruddin: Kemampuan JK dan Hatta sebagai Cawapres tidak Berbeda
Indonesian VP Candidate Have Similar Experiences, Observer Says
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Prof Komaruddin Hidayat, Rektor Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Jakarta mengatakan debat calon wakil presiden di Jakarta, Ahad (29/6) malam tidak jauh berbeda isinya. Hal itu, sebut Komarudin, karena keduanya memiliki pengalaman yang sama.
"Keduanya adalah pebisnis-teknokrat yang kemudian masuk ke politik dan birokrasi. Jadi mereka berdua paham tentang undang-undang, APBN dan problem bangsa," kata Komaruddin Hidayat di Jakarta, Senin.
Komaruddin mengatakan kedua calon wakil presiden, Hatta Rajasa dan Jusuf Kalla, juga sama-sama dikenal dekat dengan kalangan santri. Hatta Rajasa, selain Ketua Umum PAN juga dikenal sebagai aktivis Muhammadiyah, sedangkan Jusuf Kalla berasal dari kalangan NU.
Menurut Komaruddin, yang membedakan keduanya tentu saja dari faktor usia. Hatta yang usianya lebih muda, penyampaiannya terlihat lebih tertata. Sedangkan Jusuf Kalla meskipun lebih tua, tetap terlihat energetik dan kaya dengan pengalaman dan terobosan.
"Ciri pedagang Jusuf Kalla sangat terlihat karena sepanjang debat selalu mencari celah terobosan," tuturnya.
Komaruddin mengatakan, perbedaan keduanya akan semakin terlihat bila ditelusuri rekam jejaknya masing-masing. "Kalau sebatas debat, keduanya tak jauh beda," ujarnya.
Debat putaran keenam akan menjadi yang terakhir diikuti kedua pasangan calon presiden dan wakil presiden dengan tema "Tema Pangan, Energi, dan Lingkungan" pada Sabtu (5/7).
Jakarta (B2B) - Komaruddin Hidayat, Rector of Jakarta State Islamic University said that both the Indonesian vice presidential candidates had similar outlook during the vice presidential debate on Sunday (29/6), because they had similar experiences.
"Both (Hatta Rajasa and Jusuf Kalla) are business tycoons and technocrats who had chosen to enter into politics and bureaucracy. Both have a good understanding on law, State Budget, and national issues," said Komaruddin while contacted here on Monday.
According to Komaruddin, the factor that differentiated both was age. Komaruddin said that while Hatta Rajasa who was younger was more organized in expressing his views, Jusuf Kalla who are older, had a lot of breakthrough.
"Kallas business acumen was very visible during the debate, because he was always looking for a breakthrough," said Komaruddin.
Hatta Rajasa and Jusuf Kalla had attended a vice presidential debate on Sunday night (29/6), organized by General Election Commission (KPU).
Indonesia will conduct a democratic presidential election on July 9, 2014, which will be contested by two pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates: Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa and Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Jusuf Kalla.
Prabowo Subianto is a retired military general and the chairman of Gerindra (Great Indonesia Movement) Party, while his running mate, Hatta Rajasa, is a former coordinating minister for economic affairs and the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN).
Jokowi is Jakarta governor and a cadre of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), while his running mate, Jusuf Kalla (JK), is a former vice president and a senior politician of the Golkar Party.
The Prabowo-Hatta pair is supported by Gerindra, PAN, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the United Development Party (PPP), the Crescent and Star Party (PBB), and the Golkar Party, whose current chairman is Aburizal Bakrie, owner of TV One.
The Jokowi-JK pair is supported by five political parties: the Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), the Nation Awakening Party (PKB), the Peoples Conscience Party (Hanura), the Justice and Indonesian Unity Party (PKPI), and the National Democrat Party (Nasdem) established by Surya Paloh, owner of Metro TV and the Media Indonesia newspaper.
