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And the debate winner is… early polls pick clear winner
16/04/2010 - United Kingdom

And the debate winner is… early polls pick clear winner

The candidates had barely begun debating Thursday night, when viewers started posting their opinions, picking winners and the losers, and providing their own informed – and sometimes uninformed – analysis of Britain’s first-ever televised debate.
The future of British politics
16/04/2010 - UNITED KINGDOM

The future of British politics

In the run-up to the UK elections on May 6th, the leaders of the three main parties are facing off in a series of live TV debates. A historic first in UK politics...
UK election: let the show begin (part two)
15/04/2010 - THE DEBATE

UK election: let the show begin (part two)

It's the debate about the debate. François Picard's panel includes representatives of the three main parties in the UK - Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat - ahead of the first-ever pre-election debate between their leaders in the country's history.
UK election: let the show begin
15/04/2010 - THE DEBATE

UK election: let the show begin

It's the debate about the debate. François Picard's panel includes representatives of the three main parties in the UK - Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat - ahead of the first-ever pre-election debate between their leaders in the country's history.
Paris quays to be pedestrianised
15/04/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Paris quays to be pedestrianised

Libération lets lose with witty word play at the expense of the English ahead of Britain’s first electoral debate tonight while La Croix and Le Figaro analyse plans to pedestrianise a large stretch of the quays in central Paris. Also could Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo stand for the 2012 Presidential election? THURSDAY, 15th APRIL 2010
Showdown: British political leaders prepare for live televised debate
14/04/2010 - UNITED KINGDOM

Showdown: British political leaders prepare for live televised debate

With three weeks to go before the General Election, the leaders of the UK's three main political parties are preparing for Thursday's live televised debate. Although they're a regular feature in US elections, it's the first time it's ever been done in the United Kingdom. It's a chance for PM Gordon Brown and his rivals, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, to give themselves an edge in the polls, as most predict the vote will return a hung parliament.
Brown, Cameron and Clegg grilled in televised and digital debates
05/05/2010 - UNITED KINGDOM

Brown, Cameron and Clegg grilled in televised and digital debates

For the first time in British history, the leaders of the three main parties agreed to participate in pre-election televised debates, prompting Facebook and Youtube to join forces in organising an interactive digital political debate.
Cameron promises 'people power' if Conservatives win elections
13/04/2010 - UK ELECTIONS

Cameron promises 'people power' if Conservatives win elections

British Conservative leader David Cameron pledged Tuesday to return “power back to the people” and restore public faith in Britain’s “shattered” political system if he wins the May 6 general election.
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“Grieving twin may decide to step into Polish President’s shoes”
13/04/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

“Grieving twin may decide to step into Polish President’s shoes”

This morning, we look at the Polish front pages and also an article in the Times evoking the touching relationship between deceased Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his twin brother. Also today, a look at Britain’s election campaign and a new biography on Oprah Winfrey… TUESDAY, 13th APRIL, 2010
A battle between ‘hope and fear’, ‘steel and rust’ and ‘granite and plastic’
07/04/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

A battle between ‘hope and fear’, ‘steel and rust’ and ‘granite and plastic’

The British election campaign is already shaping up as a battle of simplistic dichotomies with how Brown and Cameron are marketed being key to who’ll win. The British papers lead with the beginning of the election campaign. Also a love story with a twist between a Pakistani and an Indian as well as the search for a French hero in New York… WEDNESDAY, 7th APRIL, 2010
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