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The Green Party wants RTÉ to apply “subjective” criteria for televised party leaders’ debates that would favour the Greens over other parties, RTÉ has argued before the High Court.

The People’s National Party (PNP) is dismissing claims that it has pulled out of the national leadership debate in a bid to shield Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

Shaka Ssali, host and managing editor of Voice of America’s TV and radio program Straight Talk Africa, was selected to serve as one of three moderators for the Uganda presidential debate in Kampala, Uganda on February 13, 2016.

STV will host the first televised leaders’ debate of the Scottish election campaign in Edinburgh on March 29

The move was widely seen by members of the public, particularly on social media, as an attempt by the ruling party to weasel out of the debates.

Ex-Soldier and current host of VOA’s “Straight Talk Africa” show Dr. Shaka Ssali is one of three moderators named for this weekend’s 2nd Uganda Presidential debate.

According to the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) 'Media Coverage of the 2016 elections January 2016 findings', the five received more media coverage in January than they did in December.

The incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni has expressed willingness to attend the second round of the Presidential debate set for this Saturday the 13th.

The trio is expected to preside over a debate that will majorly focus on peace and security, foreign relations, East African integration, the Great Lakes region and terrorism.

Los candidatos a la Presidencia de la República iniciaron la exposición de sus principales propuestas de gobierno en el marco del debate organizado por el Colegio de Periodistas del Perú (CPP) y el Colegio de Abogados de Lima (CAL).

En el entorno empresarial se favorece la existencia de un debate entre los aspirantes a la Presidencia de la República.

El diputado y candidato a senador de la Fuerza Nacional Progresista (FNP), Vinicio Castillo Semán, dijo este jueves que el presidente Danilo Medina rehúye el debate presidencial planteado por la Junta Central Electoral –JCE-, los empresarios, la sociedad civil y los candidatos de la oposición