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The findings we have presented show that the 2015 TV election debates performed a crucially important civic role, reaching sections of the population least likely to be touched by the rest of the campaign; helping citizens to acquire the information they need to make meaningful choices; and thereby

La chaîne américaine ESPN a invité les cinq candidats à l'élection présidentielle de la Fédération internationale (FIFA) à participer à un débat télévisé, a indiqué l'un de ses porte-parole, ce mardi à l'agence Reuters.

Democratic Party (DS) President Bojan Pajtic has challenged Serbian Prime Minister and SNS leader Aleksandar Vucic to a televised debate.

U.S. sports television network ESPN has invited the five candidates in FIFA's presidential election to participate in a debate on the future of the crisis-hit governing body for world soccer.

He said it was the “key responsibility of all political leaders” to increase the public’s involvement in politics.

Candidates Eric Chu of the Kuomintang, Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party and James Soong of the People First Party faced off in the first of two televised debates Dec. 27 for the upcoming 2016 ROC presidential election.

Greens leader Richard di Natale will push to be included in next year’s federal election debate alongside the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader.

Questions submitted by members of the public through an online platform for the presidential and vice presidential debates will be selected by drawing lots, Internet media outlet Watchout said yesterday.

Acer Inc. founder Stan Shih is slated to moderate the first round of the televised presidential debates on Sunday as details of debate formats were revealed on Monday.

The three candidates running in the presidential race plan to adopt different approaches in the upcoming debates, each focusing on the economy, presentation of party platforms, and personal vision.

There has long been little overlap between the Democratic and Republican positions in a politically polarized America. But increasingly they are speaking to different audiences about different issues entirely, not just different positions.

6.7 million people watched Saturday’s Democratic presidential debate — roughly a third as many as tuned in to Tuesday’s Republican affair.