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The campaign kicked off in dramatic fashion in October with Somaliland’s first-ever presidential debate shown live on national television, and large campaign rallies.

Local community leaders and voters gathered last night to launch a nonpartisan organization that sets a higher standard for debates in local races.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls will not face off in one of the traditional debates of the election campaign after failing to agree to a date.

United National Congress (UNC) leadership hopeful Vasant Bharath has challenged the current leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, to a public televised debate.

Lamii Kpargoi of the Deepening Democracy Coalition says the Coalition for Democratic Change has failed to respond to an invitation to participate in the final vice presidential and presidential runoff debates scheduled for Friday, November 3.

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called on Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop a private television station from organizing its planned election debate ahead of the November 18 governorship poll.

Seven candidates to become Costa Rica's next president went behind bars to hold an unusual debate in a prison where they answered inmates' questions about their election platforms.

En Costa Rica, las personas privadas de libertad tuvieron la oportunidad de preguntar y hasta cuestionar a los aspirantes presidenciales en un debate, que por primera vez se llevó a cabo en una cárcel en esta nación centroamericana.

The two candidates getting ready for election for Philadelphia District Attorney showed up at Masterman High School for a debate, but they never faced off.

At least three Kansas Republican candidates for governor have reservations over possible debate rules, and one has ruled out signing a draft agreement.

El próximo año se realizarían tres debates entre los candidatos a la presidencia, pero ya no se concentrarán en la capital del país, solo uno habrá ahí.

Con el fin de flexibilizar los debates, expertos pidieron al tribunal electoral relajar los frenos a los medios de comunicación para que se abra la discusión entre los candidatos.