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Candidates for AU Commission chairperson to take part in pre-election debate

The top two contenders in Croatia's general election battled on Friday over who would be best placed to cut taxes and boost growth, in a televised debate that put the economy at the forefront of a ballot that might not end a political deadlock.

En el marco de la elección del próximo secretario general de las Naciones Unidas, los principales candidatos a suceder en el cargo a Ban Ki-moon participaron este martes en un debate en el Salón de la Asamblea General del organismo internacional.

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Fair warning to presidential candidates participating in upcoming presidential debates: your inappropriate nonverbal behavior is noticed, and it could overshadow the substance of what you say.

The following are examples of criteria used by debate sponsors from a range of countries to determine which candidates are invited to debate.

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