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It was also the first time all vice chancellor candidates were presenting their agendas publicly and on live television.

Tras el primer debate presidencial público realizado en 2015 y promovido por la ONG Argentina Debate, la sanción de la Ley N° 27.337, de modificación del Código Electoral Nacional (Ley 19.945) sancionada en noviembre de 2016 "De la Campaña Electoral y el Debate Presidencial Obligatorio”, abrió el

While the spots of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his main challenger Raila Odinga are assured in the debate, according to recent opinion polls, the other candidates will have to fight tooth and nail for the coveted position to explain to Kenyans their manifestos.

Those to be invited must command at least five per cent per cent popular support in opinion polls, according to guidelines released by organisers on Thursday.

The audience for this week’s two televised leaders’ debates has plunged, in what could be an indication that voter fatigue could translate into a lower turnout in today’s second snap election this year.

Ms May’s personal opinion poll ratings have fallen to their lowest yet in recent days following a series of blows to the Tory campaign, including an embarrassing U-turn over the party’s proposals to reform social care and criticism after she declined to take part in televised debates.

Both polls also suggest a fall in Theresa May's personal approval rating following a week in which other party leaders lambasted her for refusing to join them at a BBC debate in Cambridge.

Labour's Jeremy Corbyn and Tory leader Theresa May had a tough interrogation from Question Time audience members in an election special.

Good leaders don't run away from a debate. Theresa May undoubtedly should be here. Without a - whatever we discussed this evening, her absence is undoubtedly the shadow that hangs over this election. How dare you call a general election then run away from the debate?

A new poll shows the Tories’ lead over Labour has been slashed to a record low, as party leaders launched blistering attacks on Prime Minister Theresa May for failing to show up at Wednesday night’s live election debate.

On Wednesday, Mr. Corbyn shook up the race with a last-minute decision to join a televised debate in Cambridge that Mrs. May did not attend. Emboldened after a competent performance in a television event on Monday, Mr. Corbyn sought, before the debate, to portray Mrs. May as weak and evasive for not

And that's it after 90 minutes of debate - but who came out best?