Guernsey general election 'meet the candidates' events scheduled
The States of Guernsey has organised two 'meet the candidate' drop-in events in the lead up to the general election.At the sessions voters will be given the chance to engage with candidates and discuss what matters to them, a States spokesperson said.The first event will take place on 7 and 8 June at Beau Sejour, in the Sir John Loveridge Hall, between 10:00 and 16:00 BST on both days.The second will be at Les Beaucamps High School on 11 June, between 17:30 and 20:30.
'Organic discussions'
At Beau Sejour, candidates will be seated with their own space throughout the hall to give them an area for them to talk directly to the electorate.The Les Beaucamps event has been designed to be informal, which according to the States will allow for "more organic discussions to take place".All candidates have been invited to attend both events.Colette Falla, registrar general of electors, said: "It has been very positive to see the number of independent events that have been set up by candidates to engage directly with the electorate, however we still wanted to ensure there were some tentpole 'meet the candidate' events organised by the States of Guernsey."She added: "We hope the community find both of these events useful when making their decisions ahead of polling day."The general election has been scheduled to take place on 18 June.
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