The two main presidential candidates reached a common point for the rules of the debate they will star in on June 27.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Photo: EFE.
Joe Biden and donald trump star in the presidential campaign USA. Looking ahead to the elections on November 5, both candidates agreed on the rules of the debate that will be held on June 27 in Atlanta, on the CNN news network.
The meeting between representatives of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party It will be the first for the elections and has the peculiarity that itand will be done months in advancesince it is usually a few weeks before going to the polls.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump, USA. Photo: Reuters
Among the issues that were known, Dana Bash and Jake Tapper were introduced as mediators of the meeting. The presidential debate will last 90 minutes and will have two commercial patternsalthough each other’s campaign teams will not be able to interact during the period of time they are off the air.
According to what was agreed by the current president of the USA with the former president, both will be located on identical lecterns and the position of each one will be chosen through a coin toss. Among the parameters accepted by the campaigns Joe Biden and donald trump It is established that the microphones will be closed throughout the debate except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak.
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Contestants will also not be allowed on stage accessories or pre-written notes, although they will receive a pen, a notebook and a bottle of water. CNN indicated that the moderators will be able to use “all the tools at their disposal to enforce time and ensure a civil discussion”.
To meet CNN’s requirements for debate, candidates must be eligible to be president under the Constitution and have submitted a formal declaration of candidacy for the Federal Electoral Commissionsomething that the minority R candidates also fulfillobert f. kennedy jr., Cornel West and Jill Stein.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters
ABC to host second and final presidential debate in September. Televised presidential debates have been part of American tradition in every election cycle since 1976.
