Democracy
-
Global Populations Mobilize Against Corruption as Serbia’s Students Win and US Withdraws from GRECO
From student victories in Serbia to US unilateralism, worldwide backlash against corruption reshapes democracy and international cooperation.
-
Ehud Olmert: From Jerusalem Mayor to Prisoner Now Campaigning for Change
The former Israeli PM who resigned after a corruption conviction is now urging voters to end the Netanyahu…
-
How Four 2024 Elections Tested Democratic Norms and Reshaped Global Alliances
From India’s coalition shift to Mexico’s judicial overhaul, pivotal votes in 2024 weakened checks on power and complicated…
-
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court: Who Sits on It and What Power It Holds Over Elections
BRASÍLIA, July 25 — Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, TSE) remains the linchpin of the country’s…
-
María Corina Machado and Opposition Push for Venezuelan Democratic Transition
Thousands of Venezuelans take to the streets demanding democratic elections as international diplomats continue talks for a political…
-
Viktor Orbán’s 16-Year Rule Ends in Landslide Defeat and Constitutional Exile
Hungary’s longest-serving prime minister lost power in April, was barred from future office, and now watches his successor…
-
Kosovo Lawmakers Confirm Kurti Government With 62 Votes as Opposition Boycotts
PRISTINA, September 13 — Kosovo’s assembly confirmed a new government led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Sunday,…
-
Andersson Set to Be Swedish PM as Left Bloc Wins Election
STOCKHOLM, September 16, 2026 — Sweden’s Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson is set to become the country’s next…
-
Anti-AfD Protests Surge as Germany Faces Two State Votes
BERLIN, January 22 — Hundreds of thousands of Germans took to the streets over the weekend in a…
-
Zambia Crackdown: UN Expert Alleges Violence, Opposition Arrests
LUSAKA, September 3 — Three weeks after Zambia’s contested general election, a United Nations rights expert has accused…
-
When a neighbour’s political culture starts to look familiar
MANILA, Sept. 3 — A Malaysian columnist’s recent reflection on political decay in Southeast Asia has cast a…
-
Brazil’s Electronic Voting: 30 Years Without Proven Fraud, but No Paper Receipt
BRASÍLIA, July 25 — The figure that matters for Brazil’s fully electronic voting system: no case of election…
-
Worldwide trend threatens democratic governance with term limit evasion
PARIS, July 21, 2026 — The ancient Athenian agora, where citizens once debated the limits of power, might…
-
Electoral Authoritarianism Rises in Hybrid Regimes Since Cold War
WASHINGTON, July 21 — Hybrid regimes are political systems that blend democratic and authoritarian elements, a definition introduced…
-
Australia, Canada, India Set Varied Election Deposit Thresholds And Rules
LONDON, July 19 — The humble election deposit — a sum of cash a candidate must hand over…
-
Hungary Enacts Fidesz-Backed Fundamental Law in 2011
BUDAPEST, July 19 — Hungary’s Fundamental Law, adopted in 2011 under the two-thirds parliamentary majority of the ruling…
-
Germany’s Federal Returning Officer: An Indefinite Appointment Tied to the Statistical Office
BERLIN, July 16 — The mechanics of German election oversight rest with a single official whose appointment process…
-
Nepal’s National Assembly Introduces Six Key Legislative Bills
KATHMANDU, July 3 — Six bills that had already passed the House of Representatives were formally tabled in…
-
EU Prosecutors Search Contractors Linked to National Rally; Bardella Calls It Harassment
PARIS — The June 30 police raid on National Rally headquarters was not a routine investigation. It was…
-
Nepali Congress factions hold separate BP Memorial Day events as split deepens
KATHMANDU — The Nepali Congress is not healing. It is hardening. Nearly a month after the party’s special…
-
Somali opposition backs direct elections to end political deadlock
Mogadishu, June 21 — In a significant development, Somalia’s main opposition alliance, the Somali Future Council, has agreed…
-
Bersama co-leader says party can compete like budget airline
KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Bersama, a minor political party registered 10 years ago, is looking to make…
-
Colombia Votes Amid the Worst Political Violence in a Decade
Colombia’s Election: A Vote Held at Gunpoint BOGOTA — The jostling for power in Colombia’s presidential race is…
-
Soros foundation pledges $300 million for democratic rights
NEW YORK, May 20 — The George Soros Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million Wednesday toward initiatives it…
Most read
-
Falkland Islands Today: Population, Economy, and Military Presence
-
Viktor Orbán’s 16-Year Rule Ends in Landslide Defeat and Constitutional Exile
-
Tony Blair warns Green Party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ vote signals dangerous normalization
-
Red Sea crisis: Houthi attacks hit 178 ships, sinking four and killing nine sailors
-
Sudan’s Drone War Deepens Humanitarian Crisis with Civilian Toll and Displacement
-
U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Urges Access to Isfahan Facility as Trump Dismisses Need for Deal
-
Sanctions Fail to Stop Sudan’s Conflict Gold Trade, New Research Finds
-
Trump Envoys Witkoff Kushner Meet Putin In Moscow For Ukraine Ceasefire Talks
-
Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital Kills Six as Ceasefire Violations Mount
-
Oleksandra Matviichuk Champions International Justice Mechanisms for Ukrainian Victims
-
India’s Decision to Let Ganges Water Treaty Expire Raises Risk of Bilateral Tension with Bangladesh
-
Jared Kushner Navigates Complex Diplomacy to Expand Ukraine Peace Talks
-
How World Food Programme Funding Cuts Are Threatening Sudan Aid Operations
-
Why Dozens of Nations Are Demanding More Aid for Gaza Amid Winter
-
How South Africa’s Mercenary Laws Constrain Foreign Fighters
-
How Russia’s Seizure of Crimea in 2014 Reshaped Europe’s Security Order
-
From the Navigation Acts to Opium: how trade disputes led to war
-
Iranian Attacks on Kuwait Power, Water Plants Enter Fourth Day
-
Zelensky Dismisses Army Chief Syrskyi After Protests and Names Drapatyi
-
Russia Replaced Soviet Regiments With Brigades That Field Battalion Tactical Groups