Debate between the main candidates for the presidential, at Digi24. Four candidates will answer questions, shortly

The first debate between the candidates in the presidential elections organized in this election campaign starts at 8:00 pm, on the Digi24 television station. Crin Antonescu, George Simion, Nicușor Dan and Elena Lasconi are those present at the organized debate at the Cotroceni Palace. Victor Ponta announced today that he will no longer participate.

The TV debate between the four candidates for the presidential elections will be broadcast LiveText on Hotnews.

Digi24 announced that he invited to participate in the debate the most important ranked according to the surveys: George Simion (Gold), Crin Antonescu (PSD, PNL, UDMR, minorities), Nicușor Dan (independent, but more parties have announced their support, including USR), Victor Ponta (Independent) and Elena Lasconi (USR).

Although Victor Ponta initially accepted the invitation to the electoral debate, he announced today, around noon, that he would no longer participate. He motivated his decision by saying that “the exclusion of legally registered candidates and, above all, their voters are partners and undemocratic”.

The electoral debate will be moderated by Cosmin Prelipceanu and Liliana Ruse.

The format of the electoral debate

In the Union Hall at the Cotroceni Palace, where the debate will take place, the presidential candidates were able to invite 10 supporters. At one point, a supporter from each candidate will speak, for five minutes, to talk about the person he supports, but without criticizing the other counter -candidates, according to the format of the electoral debate.

In addition to the questions and the topics of discussion that the two moderators of the debate, journalists and collaborators of the television station will ask 20 questions, four for each candidate. And presidential candidates will have the opportunity to ask questions to each other.

Candidates will have time to answer each question for a minute and 30 seconds.

“We want to see the candidates in a dialogue, not just speaking in front of the room and, modestly, I think we are the only television that emphasizes the confrontation of the candidates. It will probably be the most tense moment of the evening,” explained, a few days ago, the editor-in-chief, Marius Tian.

At the end of the debate, each candidate will have two minutes and 30 seconds to send a final message to the electorate, to convince people that they are the best option for the most important function in the state.

HotNews will provide analysis of Electoral Debate from Digi24

Hotnews will offer readers, in the Tuesday edition of the newsletter “Reason, back”, made by journalist Gabriel Bejan, an analysis of the Electoral Debate on Monday.

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Follow two more electoral debates

On Tuesday, the electoral debate organized by TVR is scheduled, also in the Union Hall in the Cotroceni Palace. The television has announced that it will provide free signal to all interested televisions to take over the transmission during the electoral debate. The electoral debate on Tuesday will start at 7:30 pm.

In this electoral debate, all 11 candidates are to participate in the presidential elections and will take place over three hours.

Hotnews will have a journalist present at the debate on Tuesday, who will ask a question to one of the candidates, according to the format of the debate, sent to the editorial by TVR.

The last debate between the candidates, before the first round of the presidential elections 2025, will be organized on Wednesday by the television station Antena 3 CNN, in the room as Rosetti in the Parliament Palace.

After the three debates the Romanians are expected on Sunday, May 4, to vote, to decide who enters the second round of the presidential elections on May 18. For the Romanians from the diaspora, the vote starts on Friday, May 2.