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A principle based on which Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) plans to host debates between some of the presidential candidates excludes ex-parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze to face Georgian Dream’s Giorgi Margvelashvili and UNM’s Davit Bakradze in the debates.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has bowed out of tomorrow’s live debate organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission (TTDC), opting instead to have political leader of the Congress of the People (COP) Prakash Ramadhar represent the People’s Partnership coalition.

(Editorial) No matter how it is spun, the sad reality is that the political leader of the People’s Partnership, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has ducked out of tomorrow’s Leadership Debate organised by T&T Debates Commission.

Despite its best efforts, the Congress of the People (COP) remains “an appendage” within the UNC-led People’s Partnership coalition government.

Independent Liberal Party (ILP) interim deputy political leader attorney Anna Deonarine says her political leader, Jack Warner, is looking forward to the upcoming Local Government elections debate and is starting ahead of the pack because of the love the people have for him.

The T&T Debates Commission (TTDC) will consider amending the rules and changing the allotted time for the question and rebuttal session after its review of the senior representatives’ debate.

Robin Montano, the interim chairman of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP), feels his party was somewhat “ambushed” at a live debate hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission (TTDC) on Thursday night.

The Nigerian Election Debates Groups, NEDG, comprising of media organisations, non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, Civil Society Groups and the Nigeria Bar Association among others has concluded arrangement to hold debates for the 23 governorship candidates vying to replace Governor Peter Obi in

The Trinidad and Tobago Debates Commission (TTDC) has invited senior political party representatives and leaders of the political parties/coalitions contesting the upcoming local government elections to participate in 2013 Local Government Elections Debates.

IT was the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) that allowed for the Congress of the People (COP) to win seats in the 2010 general election, said MSJ leader David Abdulah.

La ausencia de la candidata de la Nueva Mayoría en el debate presidencial que esta noche realizará ANATEL despertó la molestia del oficialismo y de La Moneda. “Evelyn Matthei va a los debates y tiene programa, Michelle Bachelet no va a los debates y no tiene programa”, insistió Lavín.

The final ninth presidential debates were held on Azerbaijani Public Television, which incumbent President Ilham Aliyev did not attend, said the Azerbaijani news agency "Turan".