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The upcoming presidential election provides several firsts since Chile’s return to democracy in 1990: the first official presidential primary elections, the first time voting is optional and registration automatic, and the first time presidential debates have had to accommodate nine candidates —

Events on the campaign trail are a little lighter Monday as the three main party leaders prepare for their latest face-to-face meeting, this time during a televised forum.

La candidata presidencial de la Alianza participó en su segunda actividad junto a miembros del gobierno, y pidió al ministro Chadwick que dé suma urgencia a proyecto de ley antiencapuchados y a aumentar atribuciones de carabineros.

Aunque el foro de Paz Ciudadana estaba organizado para presentar propuestas en seguridad, la polémica por la ausencia de Bachelet en el debate ANP se tomó la discusión.

A casi dos meses de las elecciones, los debates presidenciales se están tomando la agenda de las y los postulantes para gobernar Chile por los siguientes 4 años.

Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil found that being the front-runner can make you the quarry in an election campaign as he became the target of attacks from both his opponents Wednesday night in the first formal televised leaders debate before voters cast their ballots Oct. 8.

Por críticas al formato propuesto para los debates presidenciales, el comando de Marco Enríquez-Ominami, determinaron no participar de los encuentros televisivos del 29 y 30 de octubre organizados por la Asociación Nacional de Televisión, Anatel.

The Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission (TTDC) is calling on corporate and private citizens to contribute to the $1.7 million bill to produce and televise the Local Government Elections Debates 2013.

Debido a la cantidad de aspirantes a La Moneda este año, se planteó la posibilidad de realizar una doble jornada, que no contempla interacción entre los postulantes.

The Maldives Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has announced that it has cancelled the scheduled presidential debate between the two candidates competing in the run-off election of the presidential election, which had originally been scheduled to take place next Monday night.

The second televised debate ahead of Azerbaijan's October presidential election was interrupted when one of the nine candidates on stage hurled a bottle of water at the main opposition candidate, Camil Hasanli.

Las redes sociales preparan su arsenal para “bombardear” con consultas a los candidatos a la presidencia, quienes deberán contestarlas durante los debates televisivos “Costa Rica Elige”, que alista el Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE).