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Ban on India’s electoral bonds: How will it affect 2024 election?

While transparency advocates and opposition leaders say ban is a big win for democracy, Modi’s BJP remains confident.

Al Jazeera

Who is Prabowo Subianto, the man likely to be Indonesia’s next president?

A general once feared across Indonesia and banned from the United States, has reinvented himself as a cute grandpa.

Al Jazeera

Greece Legalises Same-sex Marriage, Adoption

Greece's parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly adopted a bill legalising same-sex marriage and adoption in a landmark reform promoted by the conservative government despite opposition from the powerful Orthodox Church.

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A strongman at the helm: On Indonesia’s presidential election

The persistence of populist political leadership in Indonesia, with echoes of the dictatorship era under Suharto, has vexed those who hoped for democracy to take deeper roots

The Hindu

The Guardian view on Indonesia’s elections: Prabowo’s win is dismal news for democracy

Editorial: Outgoing president Joko Widodo’s support for the former general has further tarnished his very mixed legacy

The Guardian - UK

Latin American Democracies Backslide for Eight Consecutive Years; El Salvador Witnesses Largest Decline

A report by The Economist delves into the reasons for the broad drop. Its analysis of different individual countries

Latin Times

Indonesia's Next Leader Faces Concerns Over Human Rights Record

Learn about Prabowo Subianto, the likely next leader of Indonesia. Discover his promises, human rights concerns, and ties to the outgoing president.

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Ex-general Prabowo Promises Continuity On Economic Growth For Indonesia

Once a feared general under late dictator Suharto, Indonesia's likely new president Prabowo Subianto now faces the challenge of honouring his campaign pledges to maintain the country's economic growth.

International Business Times

Indonesia's Prabowo Set For Sweeping Presidential Win

Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday looked set to become the new president of the world's third-largest democracy, likely avoiding a runoff vote against election rivals who have yet to concede.

International Business Times

Does trust in national government matter?

Unless repressive and autocratic policies are reversed, the survival of India’s democracy seems bleak

The Hindu

Indonesians Begin Democracy's Biggest Vote for President and Legislature

Get informed about the ongoing Indonesian elections as voters choose their president and legislators in the world's third-largest democracy.

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Indonesia election: How does the world's biggest one-day vote work?

The third-largest democracy heads to the polls, with more than 200 million people registered

Evening Standard

‘Victory for democracy’: French court asks regulator to probe CNews over ‘opinion media’ allegation

French channel CNews, described as the “French Fox News” by critics, will be examined by France’s media regulator over six months to ascertain if the TV media outlet is conforming to rules on independent journalism, The Guardian reported.

Newslaundry

"Be inspired to defend your democracy"

Salon talks to Ugandan activist and political leader Bobi Wine, whose Oscar-nominated documentary is a lifeline

Salon

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3 things you should know about Indonesia's presidential elections

The nation's younger voters may decide whether the world's third-largest democracy maintains economic growth and political reform or slides backward to the authoritarian politics of a generation ago.

Salon

A fresh round of #NeverTrump GOP energy

Donald Trump's trials, Rick Wilson notes, are "a constant reminder of his culpability in the January 6 attack"

Roll Call

Rep. John Sarbanes says he’s staying on the ‘democracy team’ - Roll Call

When the new Congress is sworn in next year, it will be without a Sarbanes in its ranks for the first time in 54 years.

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Supreme Court appeal on presidential immunity a threat to democracy

In this informative discussion, Congressman Dan Goldman speaks about the dangers of former President Trump's relationship with Putin, legal issues he faces...

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International Business Times

US Senate Drives Ukraine Aid Bill Forward Despite Conservative Resistance

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer passionately endorsed the bill ahead of the vote. He described it as a "down payment for the survival of Western democracy and the survival of American values."

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: why we need to kick big money out of UK politics

Our system of wealthy donors chips away at democracy, but what could replace it?

Salon

Media making Trump's threats personal

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is one of the few members of the mainstream media treating Trump's escalation seriously

The Guardian - UK

If disillusionment is all Keir Starmer delivers as prime minister, I fear Labour will shrivel and die

It’s as if the leader is deleting all the reasons to vote for his party, and bowing to a destructive rightwing agenda, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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RFK Jr. accuses Democrats of suppressing third-party candidates

Discover how RFK Jr. is speaking out against the Democrats' attempts to keep him off the ballot as a third-party candidate, highlighting concerns about ele...

The Guardian - US

How to steal a US election: Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig on Trump’s new threat

Law professor’s new book offers a stark warning about loopholes that could let Republicans overturn the election

The Guardian - US

How to Steal a Presidential Election review: Trump and the peril to come

Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman show where the danger lies: in the statehouses and governors’ mansions

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