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Trump will often take an extreme position as an opening salvo in negotiations. In this case, a give-me-the-moderators-I-want-or-I-won't show-up approach doesn't seem far-fetched on the surface. During the 2016 Republican primaries, the reality TV star-turned-party front-runner boycotted a Fox News

L’initiative Munathara, organisation panarabe qui a initié, financé et co-organisé les débats présidentiels tunisiens, a exprimé des «préoccupations» concernant le débat télévisé organisé vendredi.

Algeria's first-ever presidential debate seems to have failed to persuade the country's pro-democracy protestors to take part in next week's election.

The debate is the first in an Algerian election, and some people watching in a nearby restaurant said they were interested and were planning to vote.

Information about students’ possible access to debate tickets simply does not exist.

Each time an election is called, there's the question of whether any will take place, how they will be organised and who will take part. Broadcasters are still experimenting - this time putting on two-way debates, seven-way debates, a climate change debate and a special youth audience debate, among

Domestic and regional scholars are of the same opinion that pluralism allows for healthy discussion. But often a pluralistic approach is abused, so it is necessary to hold debates that adhere to the basic principles of discussion and are guided by the interests of citizens.

“The heart of democracy is addressing significant questions in open, reasoned discussion that will inform voters as they prepare to cast their votes,” said University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, ’76, ’78 M.A., who has served on the CPD’s board of directors since 2011. “Standing apart from

Boris Johnson was criticized by party leaders and represented by a dripping ice sculpture after refusing to appear in a televised election debate focusing on climate change, sparking a row between the UK broadcaster and the Prime Minister's Conservative Party.

Es necesario que los candidatos a la Presidencia presenten al público votante sus propuestas y que lo hagan en foros públicos o en debates por televisión. Que debatan sin miedo porque así podrán despertar credibilidad.

The Brexit Party has dropped out of this Thursday’s leaders’ debate hosted by Channel 4, who the group say are too pro-Remain.

The limited support is likely to have come down to the fact the room were "balanced" based on the number of MPs each party has in the House of Commons, meaning even the SNP had more support in the room than the Lib Dems.