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Remote control: why Auckland’s local election is neither local nor democratic

With local body elections currently under way, democracy makes its triennial appearance in New Zealand’s towns and cities once again. But elections alone don’t automatically make for democratic governance at street level. And this is particularly true of Auckland.

The Conversation

Bipartisan mayors voice criticism of new voting restrictions

A bipartisan group of mayors say that whatever political differences they might have, they are united in fighting against recent voting restrictions enacted in some Republican-controlled states that they view as an attack on democracy

The Independent UK

Joe Biden calls for end to ‘dark money’ in US elections

US president urges Congress to pass campaign finance bill that would force political groups to disclose big donors.

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What's 'deliberative' democracy? Research in Nepal shows it could spur global youth voting

After local elections in Nepal earlier this year, the Kathmandu Post expressed some alarm that Nepalis were losing interest in voting.

The Conversation

Kamila Shamsie on the crisis in British politics: ‘What kind of democracy is this?’

Growing up in Pakistan, the novelist experienced the euphoria of free elections and the disillusionment when vested interests reasserted themselves. She reflects on the parallels with Westminster today

The Guardian - UK

Film on anchor Ravish Kumar ‘angry letter to journalism’ in India

While We Watched is a ‘wake-up call to how perilous and fragile the relationship between a free press and democracy is’.

Al Jazeera

EU Delegation Visits Sudan, Discusses Political Crisis

A high-ranking delegation from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee will visit Sudan on Thursday to discuss the political crisis there and the process of transition to civilian rule. In a statement on Sunday, the European Union said the delegation plans to meet with Sudanese authorities and civil society in…

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The 2021 Myanmar coup explained in 30 seconds

Country’s military has deployed brutal violence to crush dissent since taking power in a 2021 coup but resistance is growing

The Guardian - UK

Biden warns US democracy threatened, but how can he save it?

President Joe Biden is finding it’s easier to call out attacks on democracy than it is to stop them

The Independent UK

William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

It’s a long-standing Kenyan tradition to offer congratulations in paid print and TV messages to an incoming president. The bulk of these messages are put out by government agencies – and county governments in recent years – but also private commercial corporations. This year, however, the newly elected president William…

The Conversation

In a first, EU moves to cut money for Hungary over damaging democracy

The European Union executive recommended on Sunday suspending some 7.5 billion euros in funding for Hungary over corruption, the first such case in the 27-nation bloc under a new sanction meant to better protect the rule of law.

Reuters

How I was roped into shovelling sheep poo and feeding Ant and Dec the donkeys at Humbles Wood Farm in Prudhoe

Local Democracy Reporter for Northumberland James Robinson swapped the office for the farm for a day

Chronicle Live

'Welsh Labour must not steal power from voters with a stitch up' - Martin Shipton

Welsh Labour must row back from imposing a Senedd electoral system that would rob voters of choices they've had since the birth of British democracy, argues Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

Wales Online

Riot Fest is a benefit to Douglass Park and Chicago

I am a lifelong Chicago resident, for 63 years. I have been inconvenienced by sporting and other events and numerous street festivals and parades. This is what I have come to expect living in a large urban area.

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The Independent UK

Q&A: Craig Newmark aims to defend democracy via philanthropy

Craig Newmark twists a “Batman” quote to jokingly refer to himself as “not the nerd you want, but maybe, now and then, I’m the nerd you need.”

The Guardian - US

Biden says US democracy is under threat. Here’s what he can do to help fix it

We don’t need lofty rhetoric about democracy. We need to pack the courts, fight partisan gerrymandering, campaign finance reform and more

The Independent UK

Orban: EU lawmakers' democracy declaration is a joke

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has lashed out at the European parliament’s declaration that Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy, saying that the resolution is “a joke.”

Salon

How the Big Lie poison keeps spreading

Reason and truth will never defeat the Big Lie — its supporters are waging a religious war against democracy

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Jan. 6 participant banned: Good or bad?

Pro-Trump "cowboy" is disqualified from politics – but the little-known law in question has pitfalls for democracy

The Independent UK

Anti-monarchists to protest in Cardiff during King Charles’s visit to Wales

Silent demonstration to begin from 1pm at Cardiff Castle

The Guardian - US

The Divider review: riveting narrative of Trump’s plot against America

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser offer a beautifully written, utterly dispiriting history of the man who attacked democracy

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The Govt Is Being Urged To Allow 16 And 17 YOs To Vote And Honestly This Is Long Overdue

The Federal Government is being called upon to lower the voting age to 16, as well as allow citizens in prison to participate in democracy. Finally.Several submissions to the joint standing committee on electoral matters this month have called for expanded voting rights because, well, there is literally no reason…

The Conversation

Direct democracy can force governments to better represent the people -- but it doesn't always work out

In August 2022, a statewide referendum in Kansas saw citizens overwhelmingly reject a plan to insert anti-abortion language into the state’s constitution. It comes as a slew of similar votes on abortion rights are planned in the coming months – putting the issue directly to the people after the Supreme…

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Protest planned in Cardiff for King Charles III’s visit to Wales

The silent demonstration will begin from 1pm at Cardiff Castle, organisers have said.

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