The first Presidential debate in Argentina took place during the 2015 presidential elections. There were proposals for doing so in the previous elections, but were refused by the candidates that were ahead in the polls. A controversial case took place in

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Carlos Menem Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. Ideologically, he identified as a Peronist and supported economically liberal policies. H ...

refused at the last moment to attend the debate with

Eduardo Angeloz Eduardo César Angeloz (October 18, 1931 – August 23, 2017) was an Argentine politician. He was a presidential candidate and Governor of Córdoba from 1983 to 1995. Angeloz was born in Río Tercero, Córdoba, and received a law degree from ...

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at the TV program '' Tiempo Nuevo''. The production then held a "debate" between Angeloz and an empty chair. Initially, the six candidates agreed to take part in the debate.

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, who was ahead in the polls, refused to attend it, so the debate was held instead between the other five candidates that passed the primary elections:

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. It was organized by the NGO "Argentina debate". The

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ended with a very slight victory of Scioli over Macri, and both of them would have a

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. In this opportunity, Scioli finally will debate with Macri.

References

External links

Full text of the Macri-Scioli debate
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