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A day after the Kentucky primary election, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is challenging his Democratic opponent to a series of debates. McConnell has notoriously avoided statewide debates with his past political opponents, so this eagerness may represent how close and high-profiled the

La candidata presidencial del Polo Democrático, Clara Lopez Obregón, y el aspirante de la Alianza Verde, Enrique Peñalosa, fueron los únicos que asistieron a un debate programado por la Universidad Santo Tomás y el Canal Capital.

A cuatro días de las elecciones a la Presidencia de la República, la Procuraduría General de la Nación cuestionó que no se haya realizado un solo debate presidencial en el que estén todos los candidatos.

Liberals, NDP confirmed, Progressive Conservatives considering, Green Party not invited. The battle to become Ontario's next premier is headed north. The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association [NOMA] says the Northern Leaders Debate is scheduled in Thunder Bay on May 26.

Ontario’s Green Party is crying foul after being left out of yet another televised debate. Mike Schreiner, leader of the provincial wing of the oft-overlooked political party known for its pro-environment and at-times controversial policies, was left off the invite list of a June 3 televised leaders

Mike Rounds fended off attacks Thursday night from most of his four Republican rivals for the U.S. Senate in the first and possibly only televised debate of the race. The 90-minute forum, hosted by South Dakota Public Broadcasting, started slowly with policy-focused questions. But by the time

The debate about when, how and where to stage prime ministerial debates at the next election has just taken another turn. YouTube, the Telegraph and the Guardian are making a joint bid to stage an online leaders' debate.

YouTube, the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian have announced they are making a joint bid to host a leaders' debate before next year's General Election. Such a debate, broadcast online, would be free of the rules on balance which broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV and Sky have to follow.

Ontario’s major party leaders are set to square off against each other in early June. Despite the province’s election campaign having begun nearly two weeks ago, negotiations around the timing and format of the leaders’ debate are still under way. However, sources in two parties told The Globe and

It would be "disgraceful" if all the hosts of the 2015 general election TV leaders' debates were white, Labour's shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan has said. In 2010 the three clashes between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Cleggwere refereed by the BBC's David Dimbleby, ITV's Alastair Stewart

Several Ontario farm groups have joined together to invite the four Ontario party leaders to a special debate on agricultural issues.

Five rivals for the EU's top job have argued over the economic crisis, immigration and other key issues for the 28-nation bloc in a live TV debate. The party candidates were trying to impress millions of European voters.