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Joy TV and Zodiak Broadcasting Station have reached out to incumbent Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Mac Millan Walter Nyamilandu and his growing list of challengers to propose a television debate ahead of December 18 elections.

Although Americans now expect televised presidential debates, there is often some confusion about how those debates come to be every four years.

Rowley also said he is “always ready” to participate in the national leaders debate stating the record would show that the PNM has never backed down from a debate hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission (TTDC).

Rowley, who said the commission had assured him the debate would take place after nomination day, said while a national debate would be useful he would not be relying on it to debate with the population.

Two live-broadcast debates between the leaders of the People's National Movement (PNM) and the People's Partnership (PP) will be held on August 20 and August 27, according to a statement released by the T&T Debates Commission (TTDC).

The great debate between Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley before the September 7 general election may not happen, as the two are not budging from their positions.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night challenged Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley to battle her one on one in a national debate on July 30.

El diputado Juan Manuel Pedrini (FpV), miembro de una subcomisión que funciona dentro de la de Asuntos Constitucionales, dejó abierta la posibilidad de que en las elecciones presidenciales de este año pueda aplicarse la ley de debate entre los candidatos.

WE are pleased to know that the Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission (TTDC) is making progress with regards to sponsorship of two proposed national debates ahead of the September 7 general election.

Tiempo FM entrevistó a Hernán Charosky, Sociólogo Licenciado y Master en Políticas Públicas, Coordinador general del proyecto “Argentina Debate”.

Elizabeth May hopes the prime minister will change his mind about boycotting the national televised leaders’ debates ahead of the federal election this fall.

In autumn 2014, during the last few weeks of the Scottish Independence Referendum campaign, researchers at Robert Gordon University explored the Twitter response to three live televised political debates, each of which involved high-profile participants.