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Vinicio Castillo Semán, candidato a senador por un bloque de siete partidos que encabezan la Fuerza del Pueblo y el Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC), planteó la necesidad de un debate de los tres candidatos presidenciales, Leonel Fernández, Luis Abinader y Gonzalo Castillo, a los fines de

“Safety for everyone involved will be our paramount concern,” Slighting added. “We will still adhere to all state, local and federal social distancing rules. So, we will have candidates separated by at least six feet in the studio space and we will have no audience at the event.”

The questions — submitted by the Montana Farmers Union — formulated around a wide variety of topics surrounding Montana such as farming, agriculture, climate change, healthcare and the economy.

The Democratic and Republican gubernatorial primary candidates debated virtually Saturday on agriculture and rural issues, each facing off against their respective party members.

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said Thursday that he is ready to debate President Donald Trump -- be it in person or on Zoom or another online platform.

The first debate is scheduled for Sept. 29, 2020, at the University of Notre Dame.

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has organized all general election debates since 1988, said in a statement Tuesday that it “will continue to monitor and assess developments regarding public health and safety as debate planning proceeds.”

The Appalachian hosted a debate on Zoom between the student body presidential candidates. All presidential and vice presidential candidates were invited. Michael Davis, Devin Mullins and Karolyn Martin participated.

In line with social distancing protocol, the Associated Students Presidential Debate was conducted through a Zoom conference call on March 24, as candidates took the virtual stage from their respective homes.

The meeting was designed as follow up on promises Hon. Vandi made as part of debates in town hall meetings during campaigns for the parliamentary elections in 2018.

A bill seeking to make election debates compulsory for presidential and governorship candidates has scaled second reading at the senate.