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Sitting side by side, the debate was at times testy as the two candidates debated about their personal connections to the pharmaceutical industry, which is seen as an enemy in a state that has been ravaged by the opioid crisis.

And, in the end, the gubernatorial debate between Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his Republican challenger, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, was therapeutic in ways, for the candidates for certain and perhaps for the public as well. Cuomo and Molinaro have been taking shots at each other

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igbo World Assembly, IWA, and other Igbo socio-cultural organisations have demanded that a well packaged presidential debate be held to enable Nigerians make informed choice on who to vote for in the 2019 presidential election.

Liberals to set up independent commissioner to organize leaders' debates

An independent commission will organize federal leaders’ debates for the next election to take the planning out of back rooms where political parties try to design the debates for their own advantage, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould announced Tuesday.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her Republican challenger, state Rep. Geoff Diehl went head to head in their final debate of the campaign.

De acuerdo con los resultados de ciertas encuestas de opinión, recientemente, más del 60 % de la población dice que la decisión por dar su voto por un candidato presidencial dependerá, en gran medida, del desenvolvimiento en el debate del mes de enero de 2019.

La concejal María Laura Nievas presentó un proyecto de ordenanza que establece: ''la realización de un debate público preelectoral entre todos los candidatos a intendente de nuestra ciudad''.

Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Menristekdikti) Mohamad Nasir was reluctant to comment on the suggestion made by the winning team of Prabowo Subianto - Sandiaga Uno regarding the presidential debate to be held on campus.

Presidential candidates Salome Zurabishvili, David Bakradze and Grigol Vashadze have participated in a live debate on Georgian Public Broadcaster on October 25.

Several presidential candidates have criticised the formats of TV debates during the campaign, describing them as “farcical” and in bad need of reform.

El Código Electoral también establece que antes de cada elección se deberán organizar debates entre los principales candidatos a alcalde porteño, así como entre los primeros postulantes a diputados.