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Greece prime minister Mitsotakis hails election victory as ‘political earthquake’

Mitsokais’ party fell just short of majority required to form government on its own, as the fate of the new government still hangs in limbo

The Independent UK

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flags second election despite landslide poll win for New Democracy party

Greek voters will have go to the polls again after the ruling New Democracy party scored a landslide election win at the weekend, but still fell short of the seats needed to form a majority government

ABC News

Trump’s Niece Says On A Podcast About The Dangers Of Normalizing His Fanatic Supporters

Mary Trump continues to criticize her uncle for allowing to hate and antisemitism as she says that democracy is still at stake.

Zenger

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Greek prime minister set to consolidate power in new election

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pummeled his opposition in Sunday’s national election, moving a step closer to getting another four-year term and sending a signal to markets that the premier’s investment-friendly policies will continue.

Tribune News Service

Greece’s conservative party wins big in national election

The ruling New Democracy party secures commanding victory, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hints at new poll.

Al Jazeera

Greek centre-right party falls short of majority in general election

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s party on 40% share against Syriza on 20

The Guardian - UK

Greece elections:Prime Minister hails big victory but will seek fresh election to win majority

Kyriakos Mitsotakis makes clear he wants to govern without the involvement of other parties after winning with 40 per cent of the vote

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Greek conservatives win parliamentary election

Greece's conservative New Democracy party achieved a crushing victory in a national election on Sunday, official results showed.

Reuters

NAACP advises against traveling to Florida: ‘Openly hostile toward African Americans’

Travel warning points to ‘sustained, blatant, relentless and systemic attack on democracy and civil rights’ under Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

Greek conservatives lead in national election-exit poll

Greek conservatives were leading over the leftist Syriza in elections on Sunday, a joint exit poll by six polling agencies showed.

Reuters

Once we ask the Lee Anderson question, our democracy is on a slippery slope

When the state restrains the right to protest, the right to vote has less meaning

The Guardian - UK

As Greece goes to the polls, scandal, disaster and apathy eat into PM’s lead

Economic resurgence may not be enough to win Kyriakos Mitsotakis a new term in Sunday’s election

The Guardian - UK

Greece's ruling Conservatives win vote but fall short of majority

Greece's ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own, making a runoff election in a month more likely.

Reuters

G7 Summit Japan: Prime Minister Modi calls for building an inclusive food system

In an address at a session of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Modi also strongly batted for the democratisation of technology, saying it can become a bridge between development and democracy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Times of India

Book seeks to demystify sedition law

Ensuring the survival of democracy in India is the greatest justification for doing away with the law on sedition and unleashing the full potential of the freedom of speech, says a new book. In "A Constitution to Keep: Sedition and Free Speech in Modern India", Supreme Court lawyer Rohan J…

The Hindu

Under-reading and over-reading the Karnataka vote

The vote in the Karnataka Assembly election in 2023 is n occasion for a wild democratic celebration

Wales Online

Why Wales' richest man losing £667m could affect us all

'We think it's very important in a functioning democracy that it's known where wealth lies and where it's accumulated'

Fortune

Hedge funds want to control your local news–but democracy is getting in the way

Hedge funds are furious over the FCC's decision to block the takeover of TEGNA, the nation's second-largest local broadcast station owner.

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Al Jazeera

The Greek economy is changing – but not fast enough

Greece is trying to encourage entrepreneurs to invest. But days before polls, businesses say state stands in the way.

The Guardian - US

Fox News’s ‘vitriolic lies’ threaten democracy, says disinformation expert suing channel

Exclusive: Nina Jankowicz, who is suing over campaign of falsehoods, says ‘if Fox isn’t brought to account, it will not stop’

Salon

Biden beware the deep fakes

Republicans weaponize deep fakes and AI technology

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court dismisses pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai's legal bid to fight for UK lawyer

A Hong Kong court has dismissed a jailed pro-democracy publisher’s legal bid in his fight to use a British lawyer in his landmark national security trial

The Conversation

As Timor-Leste heads to the polls, here's how Australia can support its democracy

Sunday May 21 is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters decide on 65 members of parliament to represent them. Each election is a reminder of the successful regional and international cooperation that led to Timor-Leste’s independence. It’s also a reminder of the importance of Timor-Leste as an exemplar of democracy,…

Bangkok Post

Jatuporn gets 2 years over 2007 Prem protest

The Criminal Court has sentenced Jatuporn Prompan, former chairman of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), to two years in prison in connection with the violent 2007 protest at the Si Sao Thewes Residence, then home of late Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda.

The Independent UK

False claims of a stolen election thrive unchecked on Twitter even as Musk promises otherwise

Election falsehoods are thriving on Twitter after former President Donald Trump dug in on those claims during a recent CNN town hall

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