Sentences with phrase «election debate»

The leaders of seven political parties are gearing up for a live, two - hour televised general election debate.

The British electorate will experience its first ever TV election debate between the main party leaders this week.

But I've hosted many election debates in which the candidates attempted to demonstrate a similar ease, yet failed.

The majority of election debates involve candidates from different parties rather than any single political tendency.

Nine million people tuned in to watch the historic election debate between the three party leaders.

Leading politicians debate climate change, energy prices and the countryside in a Daily Politics election debate.

Now, if such a monetary limit was official for general election debate, that would be a different question.

Recently a group of aides met to think up lines for the next TV election debate.

Cuomo has refused to debate Teachout, his opponent in Tuesday's Democratic primary, and has not yet committed to a general election debate with Astorino, leaving the two challengers to face off against each other.

The mayor, Malliotakis and former police detective Bo Dietl, who is running as an independent candidate, are set to face off in the first general election debate on Tuesday.

If you want to know why David Cameron wants to avoid the televised election debates with Ed Miliband you only need to watch their encounter during prime minister's questions today.

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called on Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop a private television station from organizing its planned election debate ahead of the November 18 governorship poll.

NY1 hosted the first general election debate for public advocate on Monday night — a practically friendly affair compared to the first mayoral debate.

Sen. Mark Grisanti, who is holding onto his seat by a thread afetr losing the GOP primary in September, has called for a four - way pre-general election debate in the 60th SD.

The general election debate over the NHS has already become an exchange of insults, doubtful assertions and unreliable statistics of the kind that voters find so edifying.

Oguego said that the debate would be organised in collaboration with the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG), Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) and some broadcasters.

The prime minister has defended Eastleigh by - election Tory candidate Maria Hutchings's decision to drop out of a BBC 5 Live election debate.

She also spoke about the relevance of the first past the post voting system with more parties in the field, and TV election debates where she has not been offered a seat in any of three line - ups planned by the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 4.

During the five - way BBC election debate, Labour leader Ed Miliband clashed with Nicola Sturgeon after she said she would only support him as PM if he could show he was «better than the Tories».

UKIP's Peter Whittle has described his party's inclusion in one TV general election debate as «inadequate».

MPs Greg Barker, Ben Bradshaw and Caroline Lucas on the broadcasters» criteria for 2015 TV leader election debates.

Paddy Ashdown says broadcasters must «hold their nerve» on planned election debates whether David Cameron takes part or not.

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called on Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop a private television station from organizing its planned election debate ahead...

David Cameron will refuse to take part in TV election debates which do not include the Greens, the BBC has been told.

Cameron stated quite definitely during a question time election debate that he had no intention of cutting tax credits

Things lightened up a bit for him when he was able to show off his basketball knowledge when addressed by a Phoenix Suns fan (me neither) and he managed to get a few crafty kicks in the PM's shins, calling on Cameron to stop «ducking and diving» on the TV election debates question and agree to them, something analysed here by George Eaton over at the New Statesman, and mocking the PM for «flouncing out of summits and that kind of thing» when asked about Europe.

The Liberal Democrats, the only party to argue against like - for - like replacement, welcomed the letter ahead of tomorrow's second election debate between main party leaders which will focus on foreign affairs.

The first public election debate between the leaders of the seven largest parties was held on 29 October 2006, on public radio.

Apart from the occasional sound - bite on military spending, the Iraq war, and missile defence, Canada's role in the world was not part of the mainstream election debate.

In a general election debate against Obama, Gingrich would go out like a lamb.

Our next piece took a look at this week's Hollyrood election debate and and suggested that the SNP's income tax policies show that the New Labour project lives on in Scotland.

Nixon said she wants a one - on - one debate with Cuomo, sans the multiple candidates who have appeared in general election debates like in 2010 and 2014.

That's what election debates are primarily about.

Tim Montgomerie says NoWhen, just before Christmas, it was announced that Britain would get election debates, we were treated to a brief history of American presidential debates.

BBC Parliament would be a good choice, if it wasn't for that annoying balance requirement (how about arguing the other parties can also have their leadership election debates televised, they just have to hold a leadership competition...)

Lord Ashcroft and Labour's campaign chiefs agree that election debates cost Conservatives a majority

And even if it does not feature in the British election debate, the idea of replacing means - tested cash benefits with an unconditional, universal weekly payment to every adult citizen as a right of citizenship will soon be tested at the Swiss ballot box, with a referendum on basic income in Switzerland due sometime this year.

Candidates can qualify for the second general election debate by raising and spending at least $ 1 million by October 23rd.

BBC bosses will meet with nationalist parties to discuss a fourth election debate covering the devolved nations, after complaints they have been frozen out of the debate process.

But trying to make any massive constitutional change at the crux of a fractious election debate is not a good idea.

NY1 and its co-sponsors, WNYC, POLITICO, Citizens Union, Civic Hall, Intelligence Squared, and the Latino Leadership Institute will host the first general election debate Oct. 10, with a live audience at Symphony Space on the Upper West Side.

Just under half (49 %) of Britons think that election debates involving seven political parties will make for a more interesting debate, a poll has found.

The first general election debate including all three candidates in New York's 21st Congressional District was held Wednesday night and cablecast statewide.

(CNN)-- All four Democrats vying for a spot on the ballot in New Jersey's special U.S. Senate election debated for the first time Monday, revealing similar stances on foreign policy but disputing Newark Mayor Cory Booker's record on education.

There has been a lull in the election campaign with all eyes on the Thursday night election debate for five party leaders, says Andrew Neil.

First in Sunburn — Florida Democratic Party announces Democratic gubernatorial debate schedule — The FDP announced an official primary - election debate schedule for the four Democratic Gubernatorial candidates: Andrew Gillum, Gwen Graham, Chris King and Philip Levine.