#Democracy

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 What’s at stake in Benin’s presidential election? — 11/04/2026 [USA]

  Finance minister is favourite to win on Sunday as incumbent Talon will step down after leading the country for 10 years.

  Related: #Politics, #Transition
• 🇺🇸 Five things to know about Hungary's election — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Hungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán's "illiberal democracy," as challenger Péter Magyar taps voter frustration, with stakes for Europe, NATO and the U.S.

  Related: #Elections, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 In Germany’s East, the Far Right Could Soon Take Power. This Is Its Plan. — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  In the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany could win control of the government this fall. Once in power, it has a plan to overhaul German society.

  Related: #Politics, #Far-right
• 🇺🇸 Third round of ‘No Kings’ protests are expected to be the largest so far, organizers say — 28/03/2026 [USA]

  Millions are expected to gather across the country and around the world on Saturday for a third round of “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump.

  Related: #Political Opposition, #Social Movements
• 🇺🇸 New report tracks declining global freedom — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  The Freedom House "Freedom in the World" report continues to track declining global liberties. Amy Slipowitz, the report's co-author, joins CBS News with more details.

  Related: #Human Rights
• 🇺🇸 Trump is dismantling democracy, reports find. And, Treasury to take over student loans — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  Recent studies show the U.S. is slipping further from democracy. And, the Trump administration plans to transfer federal student loans from the Education Department to the Treasury Department.

  Related: #Education Policy
• 🇬🇧 ‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog | Martin Gelin — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too</p><p>The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global sourc...

  Related: #Authoritarianism
• 🇺🇸 The Orbán System — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  This series covers Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán and his Russia-backed campaign for re-election amid fraud and corruption allegations

  Related: #Governance
• 🇺🇸 Press freedom declines in Americas, with US seeing sharpest drop: Report — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  A press freedom index has given the Americas its lowest ranking since it started recording results six years ago.

  Related: #Press Freedom, #Journalism
• 🇬🇧 The Guardian view on secrecy in parliament: hiding the names of MPs’ staff would undermine democracy | Editorial — 08/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Security concerns must be treated seriously. But with trust in politics fraying, transparency has never been more necessary</p><p>The recommendation that the names of MPs’ staff should be <a href="...

  Related: #Transparency
• 🇬🇧 Proportional representation is true rule by the people | Letters — 06/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Readers respond to Gaby Hinsliff’s defence of first past the post, and Polly Toynbee’s call for electoral reform</p><p>Gaby Hinsliff (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/26/...

  Related: #Electoral Reform
• 🇺🇸 Enough gerrymandering — the people must take back power from two-party rule — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  The Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing California to proceed with a politically gerrymandered map favoring Democrats may be, as the headlines proclaimed, a victory for Democrats, just as the Tex...

  Related: #Political Reform
• 🇺🇸 Trump’s department of injustice: Impunity for friends, brutality for enemies — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  The brazen lack of accountability for the rich and well-connected undermines public faith in our democracy.

  Related: #Politics, #Justice System, #Accountability
• 🇺🇸 After Trump, the US needs a Truth and Reconciliation Commission — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Without a complete record of the Trump years, history will be written by those empowered by Trump.

  Related: #Politics, #Accountability, #History
• 🇺🇸 Macron says US Supreme Court tariff ruling shows it is good to have counterweights to power in democracies — 21/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Trade Policy, #Checks and Balances
• 🇺🇸 U.S., Hungary sign civil nuclear deal as Trump deepens ties with Orbán — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 In Hungary, Marco Rubio Stresses Trump’s Support for Viktor Orban — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. secretary of state said in Budapest that the president was “deeply committed” to the success of Viktor Orban, who has boasted of creating an “illiberal state.”

  Related: #Diplomacy, #International Relations
• 🇺🇸 Rubio boosts Orb&aacute;n's bid for another term during Budapest visit — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April.

  Related: #Diplomacy, #Elections, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 How cyborg propaganda reshapes collective action — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  arXiv:2602.13088v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The distinction between genuine grassroots activism and automated influence operations is collapsing. While policy debates focus on bot farms, a dist...

  Related: #Technology, #Propaganda, #AI Ethics
• 🇺🇸 Bangladesh's PM-elect vows to work for democracy after landslide victory — 15/02/2026 [USA]

  Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a majority in Thursday's election in the 350-member Parliament. An 11-member alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the country's largest Islamist...

  Related: #Political parties, #Election results, #Governance
• 🇺🇸 Polls close in first election since Gen Z protests ousted Bangladesh leader — 12/02/2026 [USA]

  Voters are hoping for a return to democracy after 15 years of authoritarian rule under Sheikh Hasina.

  Related: #Political Transition, #South Asian Politics
• 🇺🇸 Bangladesh votes in landmark election after Gen Z revolution — 12/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Politics, #Economy
• 🇬🇧 Three issues that matter to voters in the Bangladesh election — 12/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  It's the first election since the 2024 Gen Z uprising that toppled Bangladesh's long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

  Related: #Economy, #Election
• 🇬🇧 Trump’s attempt to indict Democrats for video to troops an ‘alarm for democracy’ — 11/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Mark Kelly speaks out after grand jury declines to indict six lawmakers over video urging troops to resist illegal orders</p><p>Arizona senator Mark Kelly warned that the Trump administration’s fai...

  Related: #Politics, #Law
• 🇺🇸 Bill to lower voting age to 16 to be introduced in Parliament — 11/02/2026 [USA]

  The government wants 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote at the next general election.

  Related: #Politics, #Youth Rights
• 🇺🇸 The Bangladesh Elections Are on Thursday. Here’s What to Know. — 11/02/2026 [USA]

  Bangladesh is holding national elections for the first time since 2024, when a student movement ousted the prime minister.

  Related: #Politics, #South Asia
• 🇺🇸 1/6: The Takeout with Major Garrett — 11/02/2026 [USA]

  Marking five years since the Jan. 6 Capitol attack; House set to consider extension for expired ACA subsidies.

  Related: #Politics, #Healthcare
• 🇺🇸 Jimmy Lai and the Future of Freedom — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  The West has abandoned dissidents as a public cause.

  Related: #Human Rights, #Geopolitics
• 🇺🇸 Antonio Delgado Drops Out of NY Governor Race — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  After falling out with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado had hoped to challenge her from the left. But his campaign failed to gain traction.

  Related: #Politics, #Elections
• 🇺🇸 Malinowski Concedes to Analilia Mejia in New Jersey House Primary — 10/02/2026 [USA]

  Tom Malinowski, a former member of Congress, congratulated Analilia Mejia, a political organizer, on a “hard-won victory.”

  Related: #Politics, #Elections