The National Election Broadcasting Debate Commission announced that it will hold the policy debates for elections of proportional representatives for three times in order to compare the pledges and policies of the political parties: on April 3 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM; on April 4 from 02:00 PM to 4:00 PM; and April 9 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

It is expected that participants will make a heated discussion on the subjects in politics, economics, social and welfare which the public has much interest in. The commission announced that the debate will be aired live on MBC, KBS and SBS nationwide (a recorded program in some regions).

In addition, the video clips of debates will be available on the website of the 19^th National Assembly elections of the NEC (http:// epol.nec.go.kr) and through the mobile application “Replay of Candidates’ Debates”, so the NEC asked the voters to have a keen interest in the debates.