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Five of the city’s eight mayoral candidates signed an agreement to ensure honest, orderly, and peaceful elections even as they faced off in a debate at the Alcalde de Ciudad de Zamboanga on Saturday, April 9.

Here’s what you need to know to watch the election like a pro.

Critiqué par ses rivaux qui l'accusent d'esquiver les confrontations avec ses adversaires au risque de remettre en cause la légitimité de la fonction présidentielle s'il est réélu le 24 avril, le président-sortant a défendu sa position dans la matinale de RTL dont il était l'invité ce vendredi 8

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has appointed a 15-member technical working group to coordinate and oversee political debates in vernacular radio stations ahead of the August polls.

The Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to tackle issues with regard to the country’s population and reproductive health.

The meeting was attended by Ingrid Batancourt from Verde Oxígeno, Sergio Fajardo from the Esperanza Center Coalition Gustavo Petro from the Historical Pact, John Milton Rodríguez from Colombia Justas Libres, Federico Gutiérrez from the Team for Colombia, Enrique Gómez from Salvación Nacional

Debates stopped serving a constructive purpose once the media gave up and started covering them like cage matches.

Continúan las alianzas y más adhesiones a los equipos de campaña de los distintos candidatos.

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), yesterday, alluded to the importance of debate in an election, when he said the late Chief MKO Abiola won the 1993 presidential election at a debate held ahead of the election.

Enfrentar a los presidenciables con tales recomendaciones resultaría una manera práctica, no solo para que los candidatos las estudien, sino para elevar la altura de los debates.

The presidential candidates face off in the second round of debates organized by the Commission on Elections with issues of corruption and political dynasties high on the agenda.

When a brief power failure hit in the middle of a Sunday debate between two candidates for U.S. Senate, someone in the pitch-black room blurted out a single word that drew lots of laughter: “Fetterman.”