It is Sunday, November 12, the candidates Sergio Massa (Union for the Homeland) and Javier Miley (La Libertad Avanza) star in the third presidential debate 2023 among the candidates. They meet for a week before the runoff that will define who will be the new president starting December 10. The exchange of ideas, which is mandatory by law, It takes place from 9 p.m. in the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). I followed the live broadcast.
From the National Electoral Chamber (CNE), anticipated that the applicants will not be able to read notes or have “memory aids” on their respective lecterns, but they will have the possibility of moving when they speak and there will be greater exchange between both.
According to the agreed rules, the candidates have one initial minute of presentation and two final minutes to provide their conclusions at the close of the debate, which is stipulated will last 1 hour and 50 minutes.
The 6 thematic axes that Massa and Milei will debate
- Economy
- Argentina’s relations with the world
- Education and health
- Production and Work
- Security
- Human Rights and Democratic Coexistence
The format of the runoff debate
After opening with one minute presentation on the part of each candidate, 12-minute blocks were scheduled to address six thematic axes in two blocks of three each. They cannot read notes but they can take notes.
It was also agreed that there lecterns, but candidates can move. After presenting the topic at hand for two minutes, it was planned that there would be another almost eight minutes for confrontation and debate.
Who are the four journalists moderating the debate?
On September 20, the draw was held for the journalists in charge of moderating the presidential debates. Members of the Argentine Chamber of Independent Television Producers (CAPIT), which is in charge of production and carrying out the exchange of ideas, and Public Television, responsible for broadcasts, participated in that event.
For this one third debatethose chosen were Luciana Geuna (Canal 13), Pablo Vigna (Public TV), Erica Fontana (Telefe) and Antonio Laje (America).
To respect gender parity, each debate must be moderated by 2 pairs of journalists, compulsorily made up of a man and a woman. According to the regulations, the role of moderator “is essential to maintain a cordial atmosphere in the program and to ensure that the candidates receive equal time in presenting their ideas and arguments.”
