2023-10-08 02:14:43
Only two weeks to go October general electionsthis Sunday the second presidential debate will be held, after the first meeting held last weekend in Santiago del Estero. On this occasion, the exchange will take place In Buenos Aires city and will bring together, once again, the five candidates for the Casa Rosada.
The first edition, however, had left some doubts on the operation of the five rights of reply, especially, due to the rapid use that the applicants made of them.
Asked about this situation, the acting secretary of the National Electoral Chamber (CNE), Sebastian Schimmelreported yesterday Friday that no modifications will be made to the debate regulations, since none of the campaign teams initiated a request in that regard.
Regarding the replicas between the candidates, the official indicated that although no requests were received in this regarddespite some questions, if the participating forces had agreed on a proposal “it could have been studied«he assured.
He recalled, along these lines, that both the dynamics and the topics of the discussion were «consensual«, while the locations and turns to present were drawn before the first debate.
«The chamber values debate as a public good. In this edition, we sought to incorporate citizen participation and a dynamic that would allow a more fluid interaction between the candidates. The objective is to maximize information for the citizen,” Shimmel added.
Regarding the meeting that will be held this Sunday at the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), he stated that the organization “It is developing normally.”
Second presidential debate 2023: who will be the moderators
The journalists in charge of moderating the first debate were Rodolfo Barili (Telefé), Evangelina Ramallo (ATA), Esteban Mirlo (El Nueve), Lucila Trujillo (TV Pública). In the second instance this Sunday, the role will be in charge of Marcelo Bonelli (The thirteen), Mariana Veron (The nine), Sergio Roulier (ATA), Soledad Larghi (America).
In this context, communicators will have a crucial role in the organization of the live event, which will have the same structure as the debate in Santiago del Estero.
Source: Télam
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