SEOUL– The four main presidential candidates are set to hold their second TV debate next week at the proposal of a local journalists association.
The Journalists Association of Korea offered to host the debate Tuesday night and the four candidates expressed their willingness to participate, according to their respective representatives.
The exact time and broadcast channels will be determined and announced by the association, according to Kwon Hyuk-ki, a communications official on the ruling Democratic Party’s presidential campaign committee.
The debate will bring together Lee Jae-myung of the DP, Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party, Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor opposition People’s Party and Sim Sang-jeung of the minor progressive Justice Party.
The first debate took place Thursday, covering a wide range of economic and foreign policy issues.
Source: Yonhap News Agency