JAKARTA. Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pair Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno has vowed not to launch attacks on the other two tickets during the second official debate slated for Friday evening at the Bidakara Hotel in South Jakarta.

“God willing, we will only focus on our proposed programs,” deputy gubernatorial candidate Sandiaga said on Friday as quoted by Kompas.com.

His statement was echoed by Anies after he performed Friday prayers at the At-Taqwa Mosque in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

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After the first debate on Jan. 13, Anies and Sandiaga expressed their regrets that other candidates had “attacked” them.

Incumbent candidate Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, for example, insinuated that Anies communicated in a “lecturer’s style” due to his background as the former rector of Paramadina University.

Separately, General Elections Commission (KPU) Jakarta commissioner Dahliah Umar said that launching “attacks” against other candidates’ arguments or opinions during the debate was permitted.