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Is the global decline in democracy linked to social media? We combed through the evidence to find out

Here are two common ways of thinking about democracy in the online era. First, the internet is a liberation technology and will usher in an era of global democracy. Second, you can have social media or democracy, but not both.

The Conversation

‘Nonsense’: Elon Musk slammed after telling voters to back GOP hours before Election Day

‘Republicans will do to democracy what Elon did to Twitter,’ Lincoln Project writes

The Independent UK

John Oliver on Republicans and voting: ‘If I lose, it’s rigged, if I win, it’s fine’

The Last Week Tonight host examines election denialism, GOP attempts at election subversion and the fragility of American democracy

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US voters fret about democracy, polarization before election

American voters are fractured politically and culturally ahead of Election Day, and they are anxious about where their country is heading — on inflation, abortion, immigration, crime, and much more

The Independent UK

Why some people think fascism is the greatest expression of democracy ever invented

Warnings that leaders like Donald Trump hold a dagger at the throat of democracy have evoked a sense of befuddlement among moderates. How can so many Republicans – voters, once reasonable-sounding officeholders and the new breed of activists who claim to be superpatriots committed to democracy – be acting like…

The Conversation

Al Jazeera’s guide to the US midterm elections

Economy, abortion rights, the future of democracy: Al Jazeera breaks down what’s at stake in key US vote.

Al Jazeera

US midterm elections: the Biden-Trump showdown

The run-up to the 2022 US midterm elections has been marked by the persistent presence of former President Donald Trump. So much so that this election, which typically serves as a litmus test for the sitting president, has transformed into a double referendum on Trump and current President Joe Biden.…

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GOP attack on democracy goes back to '64

Republicans started complaining about "voter fraud" in Black communities 58 years ago. Look where we are now

Salon

Biden, Trump to Make Final Appeals Ahead of Crucial Midterms

An election year that unfolded against the backdrop of economic turmoil, the elimination of federal abortion rights and broad concerns about the future of democracy is concluding with a final full day of campaigning in which leaders of both parties will issue urgent appeals to their supporters. President Joe Biden…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New election laws in some Republican states weaken voting rights

Over the past two years, Republican states in the US have passed several voting rights laws and measures under the guise of fighting voter fraud. The new rules, experts warn, are opening avenues for voter intimidation and poll interference, making the midterm elections on November 8 a test of the…

France 24

‘A new political hellscape’: sweeping gains for Republicans could stifle Biden’s presidency

Momentum appears to be with Republicans capitalising on economic frustration as experts say party peaking at right time

The Guardian - US

Biden, Trump to make final appeals ahead of crucial midterms

Both President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are hoping to provide their parties late boosts on the last full day of campaigning before midterm elections that could reshape the balance of power in Washington

The Independent UK

Biden says democracy at stake as Republicans eye 'red wave'

Yonkers (United States) (AFP) - President Joe Biden pulled out the stops Sunday to mobilize US voters in defense of democracy, hoping to counter a Republican "red wave" in this week's midterms that could help set Donald Trump on a course back to the White House.

AFP

President Biden rallies for Gov. Hochul in New York: ‘Democracy is at risk’

Saying this week’s midterm elections mark a decisive moment for American democracy, President Joe Biden on Sunday rallied for Gov. Hochul as she tries to stave off a serious challenge from Rep. Lee Zeldin.

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France 24

US midterms: Biden slams Republicans while Trump urges voters to oppose Democrats

President Joe Biden pilloried Republicans up and down ballots across the nation as election deniers who reveled in political violence, while his predecessor, Donald Trump, urged voters to oppose “growing left-wing tyranny" on the final Sunday before midterm elections that could reshape Washington's balance of power.

Chicago Sun-Times

In final push, Kamala Harris frames election as fight for democracy and Republicans vow to ‘restore’ Illinois

Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Chicago comes a day after President Joe Biden campaigned for congressional Democrats in the suburbs, as the president, with his low approval ratings, has largely avoided some of the most competitive states.

The Guardian - US

Republicans and Democrats make last arguments as midterms loom

Joe Biden lambasts Republican normalising of political violence in appearance in New York, as Donald Trump targets culture war issues in Florida

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the US midterms: a tale of two contests

Editorial: These elections are key not just to what the president can achieve in the next two years but to the future of democracy

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Thousands rally to fete 40 years of Cameroon under Biya

Yaoundé (AFP) - Thousands rallied in Cameroon's capital on Sunday to fete 40 years in power of President Paul Biya, who is accused of trampling on human rights and stifling democracy.

Axios

Rep. Clyburn: "Democracy will be ending" if Dems lose the midterms

He walked back a previous comment in which he said a loss for Democrats would be the end of the world.

The Conversation

A stable national coalition government in South Africa? Possible, but only if elites put country's interests first

South Africa’s municipal government elections in 2021 produced a number of largely unstable local government coalitions. There’s now a strong possibility that the next government that’s formed at national level may be a coalition too. This would be the first since the dawn of democracy in 1994.

The Guardian - US

The results of the midterms may determine if American democracy endures

Republican ascendancy is always a possibility with US elections, but the perils this time are more extreme than ever

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden, Obama Warn of Democracy Threat in Final Midterms Countdown

President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all converged Saturday on Pennsylvania to push their parties to the finishing line in a race Biden said marks a "defining" moment for US democracy. The battle of the serving and two former presidents marked the start of…

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on a dangerous moment for American democracy

A Republican midterm landslide is the last thing a divided, angry America needs

AFP

Biden, Obama warn of democracy threat in final midterms countdown

Philadelphia (AFP) - President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all converged Saturday on Pennsylvania to push their parties to the finishing line in a race Biden said marks a "defining" moment for US democracy.

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