The Buenos Aires government determined, through the Institute of Electoral Management (IGE), that the next April 29 will take the official debate Among the first candidates of the 17 lists that will compete in the district elections of May 18.
It is a Mandatory appointment for applicants to integrate the Buenos Aires Legislatureaccording to the electoral code of the district, which will take place from 20 in a place on Esparza 29 street and will be transmitted by The city channel. That cable signal may be taken, as reported by all public or private audiovisual communication services in the country “that wish to convey the debate simultaneously, freely and free.”
They are going to participate List heads of the 17 games and political alliances competing for 30 benches in the Buenos Aires Legislature. The obligation of the debate aims at the promotion “of an informed vote by citizens” and that it can know the proposals of the political groups that will participate in the elections.
Beyond the technical difficulties to promote the exchange between 17 applicants at the same timethe audience will have the opportunity to listen to the crosses between leaders such as Silvina Lospennato (Pro), Manuel Adorni (Lla), the candidate of Peronism, Leandro Santoro, Ramiro Marra, former Lla and today a applicant of “Freedom and Order” or the former mayor of Porteño Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.
Due to the large amount of speakers, the organizers arranged that there is a single block entitled “Legislative proposal” so that the candidate exposes the legislative initiative that he considers most representative of his agenda and political priorities. That is why there will be no “thematic axes” as in the previous editions
According to what was found, the debate will be carried out under the following scheme: an opening of the moderators will give way to the presentation of each candidate of a minute in which he will not be able to refer to another competitor.
Then it will be the turn of the thematic debate. This block includes the assigned time for each participant to present their proposal, a Round of questions previously established by public drawand a final space in which the exhibitor can respond and close the thematic axis.
Each candidate, “without mediating interruptions, will have a maximum of two minutes to expose. Then each applicant will receive three consecutive questions from different candidates. At that time the moderating duo will introduce the participants who will ask the questions, which must not exceed twenty seconds. The rounds of questions have finished, the candidate must answer in a maximum time of two minutes.
Then it will be the Closing shift: In this instance each candidate will have a minute and thirty seconds to make an exhibition before the final greeting.
As reported, The exposure orders of each participant and the shifts to ask their peers were publicly drawn previously. As for logistics, each applicant will be allowed to be accompanied by up to 3 advisors but will not be able to enter external public.
The meeting will have a duration of about 165 minuteswith advertising cuts. In the TV study contracted, the scenery will consist of 4 trails distributed on the stage: two located to the left and two to the right. In the center of the stage there will be a tier with 17 seats, one for each candidate.
