For the second round of Presidential Elections in the Republic of Moldova on November 13th 2016, the public channel Moldova 1 TV, in partnership with the Promo-LEX Association, has organized a televised electoral debate, in accordance with the declaration submitted by Moldova 1 TV to the Central Electoral Commission and the Audiovisual Coordination Council. The debate for the second round of elections will be held on Thursday, November 10th 2016, from 7:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
The debate includes the participation of a studio audience and will be broadcast live from Moldova 1 starting at 7:45 p.m. and online at www.trm.md and on the platform www.privesc.eu. In order to involve the studio audience in the debates, the Promo-LEX Association and Moldova 1 TV will carry out apolitical opinion polls using an interactive voting system.
In order to assure the equitable organization of the debate, the candidates, or persons designated by them, are expected to participate in a drawing of lots at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9th at Moldova 1 TV in order to determine the order of the candidates’ opening speeches, the order of messages of support for each candidate by well-known figures, and where candidates’ supporters will sit in the studio. In addition, the candidates or persons designated by them will be given invitations for their supporters to participate in the debate, and the rules and structure of the debate will be explained to them. The drawing of lots will be broadcast live at www.privesc.eu.
The electoral debate is part of the Civic and Electoral Education Campaign “Ieși la Vot!” (“Go to Vote!”). The goal of the campaign is to contribute to the apolitical mobilization of the voters and the promotion of informed and aware voting among those citizens of the Republic of Moldova who have the right to vote.
The “Ieși la Vot” campaign is part of the Promo-LEX Association’s Program for Democracy, Transparency and Responsibility, supported by the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The opinions expressed in advertisements belong to their authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government.