The second session of the presidential debate, featuring another 11 candidates out of a total of 35, was held in Lima on Tuesday evening.
This event—organized by the National Elections Board (JNE)—focused on citizen security and combating crime, as well as public integrity and the fight against corruption.
The third session of this debate cycle will continue Wednesday evening, featuring 12 additional presidential candidates, who will present their proposals on the same social issues.
The second and final round of the presidential debate will take place on Monday, March 30, Tuesday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 1.
The discussion of proposals took place at the Lima Convention Center in San Borja district.
The debate's second session lasted three hours and proceeded smoothly, fostering proposals aimed at combating crime and the scourge of corruption in public administration.
The following candidates took part in the second event:
-George Forsyth — Partido Democratico Somos Peru (We Are Peru Democratic Party)
-Ricardo Belmont — Partido Civico Obras (Civic Works Party)
-Roberto Sanchez — Juntos por el Peru (Together for Peru)
-Carlos Jaico — Peru Moderno (Modern Peru)
-Walter Chirinos — Partido Político PRIN (PRIN Political Party)
-Fiorella Molinelli — Fuerza y Libertad (Force and Liberty)
-Alvaro Paz de la Barra — Fe en el Peru (Faith in Peru)
-Carlos Espa — Partido SiCreo (Yes I Believe Party)
-Armando Masse — Partido Democratico Federal (Federal Democratic Party)
-Francisco Diez-Canseco — Partido Politico Peru Accion (Peru Action Political Party)
-Charlie Carrasco — Partido Democrata Unido Peru (United Democratic Party of Peru)
Peru Libre (Free Peru Party) presidential candidate Vladimir Cerron did not attend the event, despite being on the list of candidates.
Issues
Two debate topics were defined in advance by consensus among the political organizations:
1. Citizen security and fight against crime
2. Public integrity and fight against corruption
In this second session, the 11 candidates participated across four segments.
Interaction among the contenders took place in segments 1 and 3, where they were organized into four groups.
In the second segment, a citizen question round was held, during which each candidate had one minute to respond to questions submitted by citizens through the JNE.
Questions covered a range of topics, including health and the economy, among others defined in advance.
In the fourth segment, the candidates delivered their closing messages to the citizenry.
During this session, journalists Fernando Carvalho and Claudia Chiroque served as moderators, selected by consensus among the political organizations.