President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo benefited from the blunder his opponent Prabowo Subianto made in the fourth presidential debate.  Prabowo said that Indonesia’s military was weak. He questioned the strength of the TNI’s primary weapons system (alutsista) and accused Jokowi’s military advisers of providing the President with incorrect briefs. Prabowo asked Jokowi to be wary of sycophants. So Prabowo openly criticized the TNI, and Jokowi was quick to note that.

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