It is in Bangladesh’s own interest that its coup does not translate into an Islamic coup and goes the way of Syria or ...

All eligible voters choose them. A legitimate alternative to the word “republic” is “representative democracy.” Somehow, Republicans are afraid of that term. The recent letter that ...

With three official languages and an intense rivalry between the Flemish-speaking north and French-speaking south, Belgium is one of the most complex and intriguing countries in Europe. Brussels, ...

Even autocrats felt the need to mimic democracy by holding sham elections. On the other hand, the elections of 2024 delivered defeats to incumbent leaders on every continent and left many countries ...

Increasingly, however, it is becoming plain that elections are not enough to ensure a peaceful and secure democracy. In such uncertain times ... the impact of lowering the voting age in other ...

President Biden took a departing jab at Trump, saying that what the president-elect did was a "genuine threat to democracy." Ahead of the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol ...

An interesting column yesterday in the Washington Post. An excerpt: The crisis of democratic government then, is actually a crisis of progressive government. People seem to feel that they have ...

She will have to certify his election victory on January 6, after months of warning American voters that he was a threat to democracy (AFP via Getty Images) The upcoming certification stands out ...

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan ’s government says China is redoubling efforts to undermine confidence in the self-governing island’s ...

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(Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty) Countries with more than half of the world’s population went to the polls last year. And the basic message they sent to their governments was one of dissatisfaction ...

conduct public hearings and submit recommendations to reduce polarization and strengthen our representative democracy’s effectiveness. The committee will examine a series of reforms to improve ...