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BBC Scotland's live election debate from Edinburgh will now feature six party leaders.

The six candidates approved for Iran's strictly vetted presidential ballot are appearing for the last of three live televised debates before the May 19 election. The topic is economics.

In three hours of blazing exchanges with his rivals, he took on targets once seen as all but untouchable, including the judicial establishment and the Revolutionary Guards, the elite military force that controls much of Iran's economy.

Angry exchanges have erupted during the final televised debate before Iran's presidential election next week.

This event has repeatedly shaken up campaigns and given young voters a real chance to make themselves heard. It's a big, rowdy barometer for what's yet to come in the campaign. Even if we don't need it, we want it.

The Scottish Greens are facing calls to give up their place in a televised election debate, after the party confirmed that it will be fielding only three candidates for Westminster.

This year’s traditional election leaders’ debate at the University is in doubt after Prime Minister and Labour leader Joseph Muscat told its organisers that he will be unable to attend on the scheduled day.

Like the 2015 programme featuring their respective predecessors David Cameron and Ed Miliband, May and Corbyn will not debate with each other. Instead they will separately answer questions from a live audience.

The three leaders of Nova Scotia's major political parties will lock horns Thursday, May 18, in the only leaders debate of the 2017 Nova Scotia election campaign.

On Tuesday, May the 9th the Presidential Debate Steering Committee in conjunction with top journalists and executives drawn from nearly all media houses in the country announced the schedule for the presidential debate.

Those running to replace Gov. Chris Christie debated for the first time Tuesday night in a primary debate doubleheader at Stockton University.

The first debate for presidential candidates will be held on July 10. A debate for running mates will follow on July 17 while the third and final presidential debate will be held on July 24.