The working-level negotiations for the 'second TV debate', which were scheduled for the 8th, with four candidates for the presidential election broke down.
The power of the people, who initially said that they would accept the debate, took issue with the bias of the Korean Journalists Association, the organizer, and JTBC, which was in charge of the live broadcast, in the practical rule negotiations.
Democratic Party Lee Jae-myung, People's Power Yoon Seok-yeol, People's Party Ahn Cheol-soo, and Justice Party Shim Sang-jung held a working-level discussion on TV debate at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 5th.
At this event, it was reported that the People's Power demanded the co-host of the four comprehensive programming channels, including TV Chosun, Channel A, and MBN, regarding the bias of the Korean Journalists Association hosting this discussion and JTBC, which was in charge of the event.
Although the other participants accepted the co-organization of the four general episodes, it became known that the discussion itself on the 8th was not successful as it showed displeasure at the fact that even the Journalists Association, the main body that proposed and hosted the discussion, fell over.
Park Chan-dae, senior spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said in a comment, "The sudden request from the organizers to leave the discussion was that they had no intention of discussing it from the beginning. Do it," he said regretfully.
The People's Party also commented, "At the rule meeting, the People's Party did not oppose other parties' proposals, and they did their best to mediate to hold an amicable discussion."
The 4 presidential debates were held for the first time on the 3rd.
From the 21st, the court debate hosted by the National Election Commission will be held three times.