Presidential Debate

Man: On the surface its peaceful, how about on the ground too...

While the first live-televised debate between presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo was all smiles and expressions of mutual admiration, campaigning has been marred by a massive smear campaign against Widodo, the circulation of 'leaked' documents detailing Prabowo's dark military past, soldiers illegally canvassing for Prabowo in Jakarta and a gathering of Islamic hard-liners in Yogyakarta declaring a 'war on pluralism'.

Kompas - June 11, 2014