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they preferred. The platform did this by giving the 2012 presidential candidates certain topics based on the
Mexican national agenda and had to come up with a solution. The platform unanimously published the candidates' policies on their website. The goal of the platform was to allow Mexican citizens
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The Votomático questionnaire had five different answerers for each question and was multiple choice. After answering every question, the exercise would show which candidate was closest to those answers. Votomático Arena
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