Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Josefina Vazuez Mota will hope to gain ground on frontrunner Enrique Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) with less than a month before voters go to the polls on July 1. The fourth candidate, Gabriel Quadri of the National Alliance Party (PANAL), will also participate although he is only polling around five percent.
The debate begins at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast live on both Televisa and TV Azteca.
The candidates for the Jalisco governorship will also debate at the Expo on Sunday, at 10 a.m. Enrique Alfaro of the Citizens’ Movement and Aristoteles Sandoval of PRI currently lead what increasingly appears a two-horse race to control the state.While the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) organized the first two presidential debates, the #Yo Soy 132 movement has organized a third debate in which the participants will respond to questions from students. Lopez Obrador, Vazquez Mota and Quadri have all agreed to take part, although Peña Neto declined after #Yo Soy 132 declared itself in opposition to his candidacy. The debate is set for Tuesday, June 19 at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast live via YouTube.