(VOVworld) – On Thursday, the ten leading Republican US presidential candidates held their third debate in the race to become the US president. The debate was held at the Coors Events Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder and was broadcast live on CNBC.

The Republicans intend to hold 9 debates between August 6 and the party primary vote next February (photo:reuters)

 The 10 hopefuls currently top the list of 14 Republican candidates in public opinion polls. The four candidates with the least support debated separately.

The Republicans intend to hold 9 debates between August 6 and the party primary vote next February. The Democrats intended to hold six debates. The first took place on October 13.