At 02:59 on Tuesday night, SVT's broadcast begins from the first of the three television debates before the presidential election on 3 November.

The duel between Democratic candidate Joe Biden and incumbent President Donald Trump is moderated by TV anchor Chris Wallace of Fox News.

Chris Wallace, who is the son of the legendary journalist Mike Wallace, is well respected and despite being employed by Trump - friendly Fox News is known for his tough interviews of the same.

He also led the debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump four years ago.

The corona pandemic has affected the campaigns

This year's debates are expected to be extra important as the traditional campaign events have been canceled due to the corona pandemic.

According to the New York Times, a record audience of up to 100 million viewers is expected to follow the first duel via television and the Internet.

Some things to keep track of

Tuesday's meeting will deal with a total of six topics that receive 15 minutes each.

These topics are:

  • Trump's and Biden's merits and qualifications

  • Supreme Court

  • The corona crisis

  • The economy

  • Racial issues and violence in American cities

  • The legitimacy of the presidential election

All debates are broadcast at the same time and without advertising breaks.

Here are all the dates:

  • September 29 in Cleveland, Ohio (moderated by Fox News Sundays Chris Wallace)

  • October 15 in Miami, Florida (is organized as a square meeting with ordinary Americans, moderated by Steve Scully, political editor at C-Span)

  • October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee (moderated by NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker)

In addition to this, Vice President Mike Pence will also meet Kamala Harris, the Democrats' candidate for the post of Vice President, in a debate on 7 October.

The debate is broadcast from Salt Lake City, Utah and is moderated by Susan Page, head of the United States Todays Washington Department.

Has a huge audience - but usually does not decide the choice

The presidential election debates have had tens of millions of viewers since its inception in 1960.

Despite this, research shows that few American voters decide who to vote for during or after the program, reports the Pew Research Center, among others.