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There has been debate on the best format for political debate during the primaries the PS in October 2006 and the debate over the place and role of viewers / citizens in policy discussions with the program "I have a question for you" TF1 in February. Now the debate over the debate between candidates before the first round.

A televised debate between (or) presidential candidates before the first round would be a first since this has never happened before. But do not dream, there is virtually no chance that such a debate be held on the major TV channels or even on the internet.
- Tactically, the leading candidates have no incentive to provide media exposure to their opponents less well. And the challengers are generally less known and / or not legitimized by the previous polls, requiring this type of debate.
- Legally, the applicable regulations in France required equal speaking time for candidates on television or radio. And, since April 9, beginning of the official campaign, planning conditions should be comparable. This constraint means that if a debate between the candidates was held on a television channel, it is expected to gather all candidates.

The Dilemma of a debate between candidates on the internet
To overcome this limitation, Bayrou proposed a debate on the Internet between the four main candidates April 3. Nicolas Sarkozy immediately rejected this idea, considering it " may be (that) a discussion of twelve or no debate . For its part, the "movement of the fifth power" was launched on April 5 a petition for a debate between candidates before the first round on the web .
But this proposal faces a dilemma: how to find a formula that is both democratic and understandable? It would be ironic that the Internet plays down the voice of smaller candidates at a time when traditional media apply to treat them as large, but if everyone participates, how can we practically organize an effective exchange ?
For a reflection on the multiple formats to each other and thought HERE on the site Agoravox . See also the note Gilles Klein pointblog raises questions about 4 good discussions. Thierry Crouzet has even suggested a debate in the form of a speed-dating [fortunately there has not been as many candidates as the TC wanted when he criticized the system of referrals :-) ].

was beautiful turn the problem from all angles, if you want to be fair and realistic, there is only one solution: a "debate" and twelve in which each candidate would respond successively to the same questions posed by journalists or citizens (or twelve minutes per candidate for a 3-hour debate). This formula has been repeatedly used in the U.S. during the Democratic primaries or republican.

Obviously it's not very Folichon: it looks more like a juxtaposition of discourse that a real debate (in the sense of an adversarial arguments). And if this formula is accepted by all candidates, no need for the internet.

To debate the second round
Since there will probably be no debate before the first round, you can prepare for the televised debate of the second round.
This is a rare political object since fifty years of Fifth Republic, we only had four debates of this kind. France was in 1974, one of the first countries to broadcast a televised debate between presidential candidates. Contrary to what one might expect, the United States has not been much further ahead in this area. Admittedly, 1960 a first series of televised debates between the Democratic and Republican candidates for the presidency, John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, took place in 1960. But the practice was then discontinued (1) and did not resume until 1976, not without difficulties. In Europe, major televised debates between leaders of political coalitions are not systematic. Only during the 2002 election was held a televised debate for the first time in Germany between the candidates in the Chancery. And in Britain, this practice has not yet become the norm although it is regularly desired.

These debates are very popular with voters and collect huge audiences (23 million to broadcast the debate of 1974 it is true on all three channels, almost 17 million in the last debate in 1995). They give rise to exchanges of high intensity and also the famous little phrases that will be remembered long after the election.

In 1974, we remember and Valery Giscard d'Estaing had touched a low of François Mitterrand, calling him "a man of the past." Obviously, the formula had been carefully prepared for this constantly hammered VGE theme repeatedly accusing his opponent to refer to France before and afraid to project into the future with new ideas.

was less noted, however, another point of debate (29th minute) when FM VGE addressed by talking of Clermont-Ferrand, "a city that knows you and knows me well." But why mention Clermont-Ferrand? Jean-François Balmer, who at this time "replays" with Jacques Weber debates of 1974 and 1981 at the Theatre de la Madeleine , recently gave me the key to this little conundrum is the city which is native Anne Pingeot. And one can imagine, from CCV, the allusion was not accidental but intended to destabilize FM (2), or at least make him understand that he was aware of his life afecta.

_________ (1) The Past Presidents are reluctant to discuss with their opponent and also because of audiovisual regulation on equality between candidates.
(2) Reported also by Ariane Chemin and Géraldine Catalano in their work on Mitterrand a family secret (Stock, 2005)

To see or see again: The second round of debates from 1974 to 1995 on DVD produced by INA .