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Gabon's new ruler General Brice Oligui Nguema has appointed former opposition leaders and key figures from the ousted regime to both houses of parliament, as the military junta sets a two-year transition period to democracy and military cooperation with France resumes.

King George III reputedly said of the inaugural US president, George Washington, on learning the American had declined a third term of office, that he was “the greatest character of the age”. George III marvelled at Washington because, despite entreaties that he continue as president, Washington had voluntarily ceded power.…

International study reveals 42% of people aged 18 to 35 supportive of military rule, against 20% of older respondents

Gabriel Boric makes speech outside palace where Salvador Allende was overthrown in 1973, ushering in brutal military dictatorship

Ministers are under pressure to reveal when they first knew about allegations of Chinese espionage in Westminster

'A well-functioning democracy is the cornerstone of a strong economy.'

A report by MPs and peers found that the policy led to racial and disability discrimination in England’s local elections in May.

Are former US president Donald Trump’s indictments putting American democracy on trial? Many certainly seem to think so.

Man’s arrest led Rishi Sunak to confront Chinese premier over interference in UK democracy