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Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez says the changes in the format of the upcoming presidential debate will allow the candidates to answer in greater depth.

The Commission on Elections cannot limit the number of presidential candidates based on their chance of winning, an official said Friday.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may push for a law that will punish presidential candidates who refuse to participate in national debates, according to a commissioner.

Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Thursday said it is up to Congress whether to penalize those who do not attend election debates.

Attorney General Maura Healey said Thursday she would agree to debate Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz twice between the party's convention in June and the September primary, a much more limited schedule than the three pre-convention debates Chang-Diaz had been seeking.

Thousands of viewers on the internet watched the Externado University debate, but only 850 people were in the auditorium with the five candidates in attendance

En 2017, Le Monde rapportait que Marine Le Pen avait refusé qu'Anne-Claire Coudray soit l'une des deux arbitres du débat du second tour de l'élection présidentiel, trouvant la journaliste " trop complaisante" avec Emmanuel Macron.

Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, a civil society organisation, has announced that it will host a symposium in commemoration of its 12th anniversary.

Why debate when you can control the medium and audience and not have to put up with pesky moderators or, worse yet, opponents?

En el primer debate presidencial organizado por la Universidad de Colombia, los candidatos participantes Íngrid Betancourt del partido Verde Oxígeno; Enrique Gómez del Movimiento de Salvación Nacional; Gustavo Petro del Pacto Histórico; Luis Pérez del movimiento Piensa en Grande y John Milton

... le débat de l'entre-deux-tours aura bien lieu et une date a été confirmée ce mardi 29 avril.

Expect changes in the next presidential debate that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) organized for Sunday, April 3, Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said Tuesday.