A law will force for the first time in democracy to hold at least one public debate in each election

The Council of Ministers has presented a preliminary draft law that would end with a long and very unproductive Spanish tradition in all electoral campaigns: the debate on the debate. There will be no more discussion: the Government proposes to change article 66 of the Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime (LOREG) to make compulsory at least a debate among all candidates in the public chains in all electoral processes, that is not only the…

All state-owned chains will have to hold one at each start and the door opens for formations that do not yet have representation in the corresponding parliament.

The Council of Ministers has given the green light to the preliminary draft reform of the Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime (LOREG) with the aim of strengthening transparency and guaranteeing equal access to information during electoral campaigns. Among the most relevant developments, the text establishes that it will be mandatory to hold, at least, an electoral debate among the main candidates during the campaign in the public media, …

On Tuesday, the Council of Ministers approved a preliminary draft reform of the Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime (LOREG) to make it compulsory to hold at least one debate in the public media during each electoral campaign.

The Spanish government has today approved a reform of the Organic Law on the General Electoral System (LOREG) that will oblige public media to organize, at least, one electoral debate in each electoral process. The draft, approved by the Spanish Council of Ministers, also establishes that candidates must participate in it, unless they have a justified cause that is accepted by the competent electoral board. This measure is part of the action pla…

These measures are included in the so-called Action Plan for Democracy adopted by the Government in September 2024. The obligation to hold debates will not apply to the private media, but they must respect political pluralism and information neutrality. More information: The 'Sánchez Plan' aims to 'regenerate' CCAA and private media without touching the public media or CIS.