Jakarta, Feb. 2 -- The General Elections Commission (KPU) revealed that the broadcasts of four rounds of debates between presidential and vice presidential candidates ahead of the 2024 election by national television channels have been viewed by 394 million viewers.

"Until the fourth debate rounds, from the nine television stations (broadcasting the debate), we record around 394 million total unduplicated audiences," KPU commissioner August Mellaz informed here on Friday.

On average, he said, each round of the presidential debate was followed by more than 94 million viewers.

The KPU commissioner said that the high viewership was achieved due to the pre-debate, debate, and post-debate coverage successfully attracting viewers.

"The pre-...