democracy

Democracy heads into 2025 bloodied but unbowed

Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025. In a year in which countries representing almost half the world's population called voters to the polls, democracies endured…

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Majority of French think current democratic system does not work

Most people in France think the Fifth Republic's democratic system does not work, said a survey from a government-advisory body, highlighting the country's lingering malaise following general elections this summer…

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Global index for free and fair elections suffers biggest decline on record in 2023, democracy watchdog says

Lower voter turnout and increasingly contested results globally are threatening the credibility of elections, an intergovernmental watchdog warned on Tuesday, as its sub-index for free and fair elections suffered its…

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Europeans see democracy and economic power as key strengths of the EU, Eurobarometer shows

A new Eurobarometer survey published today shows that Europeans identify respect for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law (38%) and economic, industrial, and trading power (34%) as the main strengths of the EU, followed…

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Pope warns democracy is in bad health

Pope Francis denounced populist politics and what he called "the dross of ideology" on Sunday, warning that democracy was not in good shape in many parts of the world. The…

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Democracy under threat around the world -watchdog

Half of the world's countries are suffering democratic decline, ranging from flawed elections to curtailed rights including freedoms of expression and assembly, an intergovernmental watchdog group said on Thursday.In its…

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Autocracies outdo democracies on public trust – survey

Public trust in governments running the world's democracies has fallen to new lows over their handling of the pandemic and amid a widespread sense of economic pessimism, a global survey has found.…

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Democracy slipping away at record rate, intergovernmental body warns

BRUSSELS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - A greater number of countries are sliding towards authoritarianism, while the number of established democracies under threat has never been so high, the International Institute…

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South Africa remains a nation of insiders and outsiders, 27 years after democracy

Twenty seven years into democracy, South African politics is still for the few. And those who complain the most have the least to grumble about. Since South Africa is highly…

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Malta: Repubblika appeals to Speaker to defend parliamentary democracy

Repubblika appealed to Speaker Dr Anglu Farrugia to defend Maltese parliamentary democracy and fight the impunity. Civil society NGO Repubblika is concerned about the government’s insistence that former prime minister…

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EU Parliament condemns Hungary and Poland for undemocratic decisions

The European Parliament strongly condemned recent political decisions taken by the Polish and Hungarian Government during the current pandemic, which have been described as "totally incompatible with European values". Hungarian…

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An Eire dream coming true?

This article by Tonio Galea was first published on this week's edition of Diplomatique.Expert, Corporate Dispatch's journal. One can say that, with the end of the Cold War it wasn't…

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Opposition party leaders and activists arrested before protest against Azerbaijan’s election result

Police in Azerbaijan detained three opposition party leaders and more than 100 activists on Sunday before they were due to take part in a protest against the results of last…

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Dissatisfaction with democracy ‘at record high’

Dissatisfaction with democracy within developed countries is at its highest level in almost 25 years, according to University of Cambridge researchers. Academics have analysed what they say is the biggest…

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The White House threatens to veto US$ 4,5 billion bill aimed at treatment of migrant families

The White House threatened Monday to veto a Democratic-written $4.5 billion bill aimed at improving the treatment of migrant families detained after crossing the southern border into the U.S., saying…

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Diplomatique.Expert recommends : “A booming market for charlatans” – El Pais

Excerpts From : A booming market for charlatans - Moisés Naím. Lately, the market for quackery – especially in politics – has reached new heights. The demand for (and supply…

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