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Zionist Union leader says he skipped Thursday’s TV discussion with 8 other party leaders because ‘elections are about unseating PM’.

At least thee debates will occur, both sides confirmed.

A rundown of the main issues covered in the 2015 NSW leader's debate.

Peter Mansbridge, CBC's host of the panel, was joined by regulars Andrew Coyne, Chantal Hébert and Bruce Anderson for a discussion on how many leaders' debates should there be, what format should they take and who should be allowed to participate.

The debate format pitted individual candidates against one another, debating the issues that divide them most.

Economic issues dominate as front-runners Netanyahu and Herzog, Iran’s nuclear program notably absent.

The BBC has offered nothing new to break the deadlock with the DUP over its exclusion from a pre-election televised debate, the party has claimed.

Then it’s settled. There will be five televised leaders’ debates in the coming election campaign. Or there will be two. Unless there are three. The Green Party will be included. Or it won’t.

Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain’s grassroots far-left party Podemos, has challenged the country’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy to a televised debate “wherever and whenever” Rajoy prefers.

Members of the country's two major political parties are to face off in a national debate ahead of the pending local government elections.

Robinson says fact voters outside NI cannot vote for party doesn’t render its views irrelevant

CBC News' plans to host a live debate with the Manitoba NDP's three leadership candidates fell through after Greg Selinger declined to participate. Theresa Oswald initially agreed to take part, but backed out once she heard Selinger was out.