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John Backer, Steve Christy and Marla Closen took the floor together Saturday at the Quail Creek Clubhouse for a debate hosted by the Quail Creek Republican Club and Sahuarita Tea Party. All three are Republicans headed for the Aug. 30 primary.

Más de un millar de efectivos de la Policía Nacional garantizarán la seguridad del primer debate presidencial descentralizado entre los candidatos Keiko Fujimori y Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a realizarse este domingo en Piura.

El jefe de la Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (ONPE), Mariano Cucho, instó a que prevalezcan las propuestas en los debates que protagonizarán los dos candidatos presidenciales, a fin de contribuir a que la ciudadanía emita un voto consciente e informado.

Este domingo 22 de mayo se realiza el primer debate presidencial en la ciudad de Piura, el cual, según las previsiones, debe durar 1 hora con 30 minutos aproximadamente. Este estará distribuido en seis bloques y de acuerdo al sorteo empezará Pedro Pablo Kuzcynski (PPK), de Peruanos por el Kambio

Por primera vez en las elecciones generales se realizarán dos debates presidenciales, en esta ocasión entre los candidatos Pedro Pablo Kuzcynski (PPK) de Peruanos Por el Kambio y Keiko Fujimori de Fuerza Popular.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) appears to be undecided on whether it will take part in the presidential debates to be organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) ahead of the November polls.

Para participar en la iniciativa, que busca enriquecer el debate presidencial, los electores tienen hasta el 22 de mayo para registrarse en la página de voto informado y dejar sus preguntas.

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has outlined its programme for Presidential Debates for this year's elections. The announcement has generated near universal furore amongst the targeted debaters.

After a civilised start and a clock counting down from 45 minutes, the level of debate gradually deteriorated.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have traded blows for the first time in the election campaign in a live debate in which the leaders were at odds on health, housing affordability, national debt and privatisation.

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has launched its 2016 debate series for presidential candidates for parties with representation in parliament to articulate their visions and guide voters to make informed choices during the polls.

“One thing which we did differently this year as opposed to the previous elections was the presidential debates,” he cited.