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As campaigning for the 2016 Scottish Parliament election gets under way, BBC Scotland hosted the first leaders' debate at our Glasgow headquarters. Here's a round-up of what happened.

Tuesday at the George Washington University, Mr. Fahrenkopf, his co-chair Mike McCurry and ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz said the debates are critical to informing the public and giving voters an opportunity to measure candidates.

Former CBC TV anchor promises to "politely yet firmly interrupt"

The Saskatchewan Party leader and the New Democrat leader will face questions from a panel of local journalists

The top Democratic candidates running for mayor of Baltimore sparred Tuesday over whether past leadership has failed the city, putting the front-runners — former Mayor Sheila Dixon and state Sen.Catherine E. Pugh— on the defensive.

A Philippine presidential debate erupted into heated exchanges Sunday over allegations of corruption, a lack of patriotism and incompetence hurled against the leading candidates in a tight race to lead their poor and divided nation.

Military Times analyzed each of the 20 debate transcripts to understand how frequently key military and national security issues have been addressed during these events.

A delay going past an hour-and-a-half mark irked netizens and viewers who were eagerly waiting for the start of the second round of the PiliPinas Debates 2016 on Sunday (March 20, 2016).

Contrary to the first debate which had advertisements taking about a third of the airtime of the event, organizers said the second debate would have less commercial load — this would allow candidates to have more time to expound on their platforms and engage the other candidates.

The ruling St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) says it will soon outline its position regarding public debates ahead of the general elections likely to be held later this year.

A strategist for one Republican presidential campaign, who asked not to be named, tells U.S. News that cable networks are covering this election more rigorously than any cycle since 2008, including more live broadcasts of town halls and rallies where anything can happen.