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Peru: Candidates' technical teams debate ahead of presidential runoff election

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22:04 | Lima, May. 23.

Technical teams of Fuerza Popular and Peru Libre —the parties of the two presidential candidates in the runoff election— have presented their principal proposals during the first debate organized by the National Elections Board (JNE) ahead of the presidential race scheduled for June 6.

The event took place on Sunday evening at the Gran Teatro Nacional (Grand National Theater) located in Lima's San Borja district.

The debate between representatives of both sides was moderated by political analyst and lawyer, Juan de la Puente. 

Below are the sections and participants in each section:

1. State reform

Peru Libre: Dina Boluarte
Fuerza Popular: Patricia Juarez

2. Economic recovery and poverty reduction

Peru Libre: Juan Pari
Fuerza Popular: Luis Carranza

3. Health and pandemic management 

Peru Libre: Hernando Cevallos
Fuerza Popular: Jose Recoba

4. Infrastructure, regional development, and decentralization

Peru Libre: Andres Alencastre
Fuerza Popular: Carlos Bruce

5. Citizen security and internal order

Peru Libre: Avelino Guillen
Fuerza Popular: Fernando Rospigliosi

6: Environmental protection and sustainable development

Peru Libre: Celeste Rosas
Fuerza Popular: Hernando Guerra-Garcia

The discussion took place in an open dialogue format, including the participation of a panel of experts, who asked questions in each of the sections.



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Published: 5/23/2021