Just a few hours before the second presidential debatethe National Electoral Institute (INE) announced some last minute adjustments for the meeting that will be held this Sunday April 28 the candidates for the presidency of Mexico.
The above due to the errors pointed out by the candidates Claudia Sheinbaumfrom Morena, PT and PVEM; Xochitl Galvezstandard bearer of the PAN, PRI and PRD coalition, as well as the Citizen Movement (MC) candidate, Jorge Álvarez Máynezwho made observations to the electoral body about the organization and functioning of the first debate.
In this sense, Carla Humphrey Jordan, electoral advisor of the INEreported this Saturday at a press conference that the representatives of the candidates requested some modifications for this second exercise.
What changes will the INE apply for the second presidential debate?
Counselor Humphrey told the media that everything is ready for the second debate, which will take place at the Churubusco Studios facilities. Among the technical aspects that will change, she pointed out that, at the request of the candidatesthe following modifications were made:
- On this occasion, the attendance of the directors at the forum will be on a personal basis and they will have It is forbidden to make eye contact with the candidates..
- Also, this time, candidates will have their own stopwatch to answer videotaped questions from citizens.
Regarding the first point, councilors Carla Humphrey, Claudia Zavala, Jaime Rivera, Jaime Rivera and Martín Faz confirmed that They will not enter the television set on this occasion: “Each counselor will determine what will happen with their attendance within the forum,” recalled Humphrey Jordan.
In accordance with the approved ground rules for debates, there will be active moderation; The moderators will have the pace of the meeting; We have rehearsed the interaction in the time available to the candidates: @CZavalaP. pic.twitter.com/UJWX9R0JZk
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What will the new format be like?
For the second presidential debate, the INE will implement the ‘Format B’which consists of a dynamic of citizen participation with questions recorded on videocollected in the 32 states of the country and in the cities of Los Angeles and Dallas, in the United States.
Both at the beginning and at the end of the debate, the candidates will have one minute each to make their presentation and closing. In addition, they will have a “time bag”, of three to five minutes, that they can use as they wish, that is, they will manage this time.
Likewise, it was specified that on this occasion only eight questions will be asked, unlike the first debate when just over 20 questions were asked. The discussion will be divided into four segments which, in turn, are subdivided into two blocks each. Each segment will group specific topics.
When is the second presidential debate? Schedule, moderators and topics
The second presidential debate will take place this Sunday, April 28 at 8:00 p.m.. The Designated moderators are the journalist Adriana Pérez Cañedo and the communicator Alejandro Cachowho, unlike the moderators of the first debate, did accept the payment of 150 thousand pesos for their participation.
The topics that will be addressed in this second exercise, entitled ‘The route to the development of Mexico’will be the following:
- Economic growth, inflation and employment.
- Infrastructure and development.
- Poverty and inequality.
- Climate change and sustainable development.
