2023-10-08 15:02:00
Los Presidential candidates will meet once more tonight at the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aireswhere the second instance of the presidential debate. There will be no major changes compared to the way the event was organized in Santiago del Estero, although the authorities confirmed that there will be more media coverage and guests.
According to the National Electoral Chamber (CNE), in charge of the organization, the production The production of the debate cost $164,500,000. With that figure, the expenses for the first and second instances – the one on October 1 and the one tonight – were covered. In the event of a runoff, there will be a third debate between the two candidates and $70,500,000 will be added.
The budget for the debate was established in May. The National Electoral Chamber signed a collaboration agreement with the Argentine Chamber of Television Producers (CAPIT) and all contracts and tenders were published in a section called “transparency” on the CNE website.
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Santiago del Estero and Buenos Aires: similarities and differences
On October 1, at the Forum Convention Center in Santiago del Estero, there were 400 press accreditations and 400 guests. In addition, more than 100 people from the CNE, CAPIT, the University of Santiago del Estero and the Forum worked on the organization.
In the second instance, which will be held at the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires, there will be no major changes. The logistics and details of the organization were put to the test on October 1 and the work is expected to be replicated tonight. The only difference between the two instances will be the number of people: for the debate of tonight there will be 600 press credentials and a number of guests. More personnel were also required and 300 people were mobilized for this opportunity.
Everything you need to know regarding the second presidential debate at the UBA
Space to enter the studio from which the debate is broadcast is limited and candidates have to present their guest list in advance. In Santiago del Estero the quota for each one was 25 and in Buenos Aires it will be 30.
Regarding the relationship between the CNE and the campaign teams, the organization highlighted the good predisposition on the part of all political parties: “The work was done in an orderly manner and without major surprises. As the law provides, they are the ones who must reach an agreement so that the regulation they agreed upon becomes firm. If they might not reach an agreement, it was the Chamber that had to make decisions. But it wasn’t necessary. There was no problem between them or with us. Everything was raffled off before the first instance of the debate, so for the second, everything is much more agile. No surprises are expected and no changes will be made. In the event that there is a runoff, we are going to have to make changes because the regulations will be different,” they assured PERFIL.
Presidential debate and security: the participation of all forces
The General Electoral Command is an organization that is in charge of coordinating and executing the security measures established by the National Electoral Code. In elections, for example, he is the one who supervises the custody and deployment of the ballot boxes.
This is the entity that is in charge of the security of the two instances of presidential debate in conjunction with the Argentine Federal Police (PFA), the Airport Security Police (PSA) and the City Police (in Santiago del Estero it was with provincial police). “The PSA made available the arches that sound when you pass by or the tapes to scan – like those at airports -,” they told PERFIL from the CNE.
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