Election debate

USA

Biden vows to stand for reelection despite eroding support

Concerns about whether the incumbent US president is fit to run for office again have been simmering for a while, with fears escalating after Biden’s disastrous debate performance against his Republican opponent, Donald Trump.

04/07/2024

Radio Schuman

Hungarian TV election debate and euro-satire

Radio Schuman is your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news, insights, and behind-the-scenes stories from Brussels and beyond

31/05/2024

Europe Decoded

French PM Attal and far-right candidate Bardella clash in EU debate

The highly anticipated debate was heavily criticised by other candidates who felt left out and angered by the platform given to the far right and French President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance.

24/05/2024

Belgium

EU elections debate: Von der Leyen doubles down on deal with Meloni

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clarified her intentions to cooperate with Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia in a live debate in the Parliament, haunted by the ghosts of the far-right parties that did not participate for lack of a top candidate for the June elections.

23/05/2024

Europe News

Absent far right dominates conversation in last EU election debate

Five hopefuls pitched their ideas for the future of the European Union in the last showdown before over 370 million voters head to the polls across the 27 member states on June 6-9.

23/05/2024

Europe News

Group leaders dodge farming bullets at election debate

Candidates were elusive on agriculture flash points and offered no food policy vision for the next five years.

30/04/2024

Europe News

All eyes on Ursula von der Leyen as EU candidates get ready to debate

The top contenders to preside over the European Commission are on Monday scheduled to face off against the incumbent – and frontrunner.

29/04/2024

Brazil

Bolsonaro and Lula clash in last TV debate before Brazilian election

The deeply polarising figures attacked each other's character and record, accused each other of lying and refused repeatedly to answer each other's questions.

29/10/2022

Brazil

Lula and Bolsonaro clash in election debate ahead of run-off vote

They repeatedly called each other liars and alleged corruption.

16/10/2022

Brazil

Corruption allegations as Bolsonaro and Lula clash in election debate

Brazil is set to elect a new president in October.

29/08/2022

France

Five key takeaways as Macron and Le Pen clash in TV election debate

Emmanuel Macron accused his rival of being 'dependent on Putin' and wanting to take France out of the EU, charges Le Pen denied while insisting she would be a president for 'everyday life'.

21/04/2022

Germany

'We need more Europe': Chancellor hopefuls debate EU in final debate

German voters are going to the polls in a pivotal election on Sunday.

24/09/2021

USA

US election: Trump refuses to take part in virtual debate with Biden

Organisers had said the campaign rivals would debate from separate locations because of the president's COVID-19 diagnosis.

08/10/2020

USA

Stage set for first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

The two main candidates in November's US presidential election will meet for the first of three televised debates early on Wednesday morning European time

29/09/2020

USA

Euroviews. Why Andrew Yang is totally wrong about robots replacing workers ǀ View

In a world of job-killing automation, you'd expect to see an epidemic of unemployed workers. Right now the unemployment rate is at a 50-year low.

12/09/2019

World News

EC presidency candidates cross swords during Maastricht Debate 2019

Frans Timmermans won initial impressions at the Maastricht Debate 2019, where five candidates for the European Commission presidency crossed swords

30/04/2019

World

Your call in full: Does Spain's Vox deserve a spot in the TV debate?

Watch Wednesday night's full episode of Your Call.

18/04/2019

World

Spain's far-right Vox party banned from televised debate

MEPs discuss if it's right to ban the far-right group from the debate.

18/04/2019

Spain

Spain’s far-right Vox party barred from TV election debate

The country’s electoral commission says the party that achieved a breakthrough in Andalusia lacks representation at national level.

17/04/2019

Ukraine

Ukraine's one-sided debate

Ukraine's one-sided debate

14/04/2019