The four main South Korean presidential candidates in the fray for the March 9 elections are set to hold their second TV debate next week at the proposal of a local journalists association.

The Journalists Association of Korea offered to host the debate on the night of February 8 and the four candidates expressed their willingness to participate, according to their respective representatives.

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The exact time and broadcast channels will be determined and announced by the association, Yonhap News Agency quoted Kwon Hyuk-ki, a communications official on the ruling Democratic Party’s presidential campaign committee, as saying.

The debate will bring together Lee Jae-myung of the DP, Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party, Ahn Cheol-soo of the minor opposition People’s Party and Sim Sang-jeung of the minor progressive Justice Party.

The first debate took place on Thursday, covering a wide range of economic and foreign policy issues.