Democratic Party of Korea's Lee Jae-myung, People Power Party's Kim Moon-soo, Reform Party's Lee Jun-seok, and Democratic Labor Party's Kwon Young-guk will participate in the 3rd TV debate on the 27th.
The debate will be held on the topic of politics at 8 p.m. at the MBC studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. It will be organized by the National Election Commission.
The candidates will first express their positions on the topic of 'solutions to political polarization' for 1 minute and 30 seconds, followed by a debate format with a total time system of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each. In the subsequent pledge verification debate, discussions will take place on ▲ political reform ▲ constitutional amendment ▲ foreign and security policies. In this pledge verification debate, each candidate will also present their pledges for 1 minute and 30 seconds, followed by a lead debate lasting 6 minutes and 30 seconds.
Candidate Lee Jae-myung is expected to take a relatively defensive stance, being at the top of the approval ratings. He has promised measures such as limiting presidential veto power, a parliamentary recommendation system for the Prime Minister, a constitutional amendment for a four-year re-election system, and practical diplomacy centered on national interests.
Candidate Kim is expected to focus on verifying Lee Jae-myung's policies. Kim advocates for a four-year term system, which shows some differences from Lee's four-term re-election system. He also argued that the term of the president elected this time should be shortened to 3 years.
Candidate Lee Jun-seok is also expected to launch an offensive around various issues surrounding Lee Jae-myung. He is likely to mention Lee's past comments on election fraud or the recently controversial artificial surfing facility issue in Seongnam.
Candidate Kwon is expected to present political reform pledges such as introducing a regional open-list proportional representation system and increasing the number of National Assembly members.