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The fox in the chicken coop: how the far right is playing the European Parliament

Several countries in the European Union are currently governed by far-right political parties. In Hungary, Fidesz under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been progressively dismantling the country’s constitutional protections of the rule of law and democratic institutions. Poland under its ruling Law and Justice party has shown equally worrying trends.…

The Conversation

Obama sounds warning about threat of political violence: ‘More people are going to get hurt’

Obama warned that in a post-January 6 America, democracy is under the constant threat of the “erosion of basic civility.”

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s dangerous view of democracy

Letters: He should learn that social media actions have consequences, writes Colin Harrison, while Keith Flett advocates having a trust to oversee Twitter

The Guardian - UK

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‘We are for democracy’: Brazil football fans clear pro-Bolsonaro blockades

Protesters baselessly alleging electoral fraud and refusing to accept defeat to Lula have been blocking roads since election

The Guardian - US

Biden, the optimist, wrestles with election, other worries

Facing a midterm election that will define, and quite possibly constrict, the next two years of his term, President Joe Biden is treading a difficult line

The Independent UK

Republican says party ‘will never lose another election’ in Wisconsin if he wins

Gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels’ comment is ‘a danger to our democracy’, Democrat opponent Tony Evers says

The Guardian - US

Lesotho’s election brought change. Six things needed to promote peace and democracy

Lesotho’s 2022 general election, its tenth since its independence from Britain in 1966, was unique in more ways than one.

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Biden to speak on threats to democracy ahead of midterms

President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Wednesday evening on threats to democracy, as he seeks to raise the stakes for voters less than a week before the midterm elections

The Independent UK

Biden set to deliver major speech on democracy

"There is a lot at stake including democracy and everyone has a role in that."

Axios

‘The Trump playbook’: Republicans hint they will deny election results

Some candidates are already questioning the integrity of the vote and undermining the credibility of the results

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Pelosi attack reveals larger problem

Violent political rhetoric has become increasingly common in our polarized society, and all too frequently it's spilling over into actual physical violence. Both pose serious threats to our democracy and civilized society.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: GOP must reject isolationist strain that questions aid to Ukraine

In the days before the midterm elections, it’s easy to see our political divisions.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Republican leaders invoke imagery of violence, then express shock at its use

The violent attack on the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with an alleged threat to kidnap the third most powerful elected official in America, is absolutely the result of escalating violent rhetoric by Republican politicians. They will deny it, but the cause-and-effect evidence is simply too abundant to ignore.…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Key GOP groups are more fired up to vote in midterms than Democrats, NPR poll finds

The last NPR survey before all votes have to be cast shows inflation continues to be the top concern for voters, and Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on the issue by 20 points.

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The Tsai Administration Is Silent on Lula’s Victory. What Would It Take for That To Change?

The Tsai administration’s passing on an opportunity to demonstrate support for democracy in Brazil is disappointing. All the more so because in 2018, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued immediate congratulations to Bolsonaro on the day of his presidential election.

ABC News

Appointment of Kiribati's attorney-general as acting chief justice 'weakens democracy and transparency', says anti-corruption group

Fears over democratic decline have intensified in Kiribati after the appointment of the country's attorney-general to the position of acting chief justice.

Chicago Sun-Times

After election loss, silence from Brazil’s brash president

Many hours after being defeated, Jair Bolsonaro hadn’t conceded defeat or challenged the results. Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva won Sunday’s runoff with 50.9% to Bolsonaro’s 49.1% — the closest election since Brazil’s return to democracy in 1985.

The Guardian - UK

Peers called on to kill public order bill targeting climate activists

Petition signed by 300,000 people demands Home Office drops ‘attempt to overthrow democracy’

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Al Jazeera

Eroding trust: How election deniers endanger US democracy

Experts say deniers may not be able to overturn elections but they weaken public confidence in democratic institutions.

Evening Standard

Penguin’s £1.9bn merger with US books giant is halted by judge

A merger would have ‘impoverished our democracy’, US judge finds

The National (Scotland)

UK Government ‘immoral’ for refusing indyref2, law professor says

THE UK Government is undermining democracy and the law by its “unreasonable and immoral” ignoring of the SNP ’s mandate for an independence…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Britain’s appointment of its first Asian prime minister is a milestone for all minorities

It was early spring 1946. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, seeing the untenable status quo, sent a simple message to the British colonial officer in India: “In any case, get Britain out.” The following year, King George VI signed legislation passed by Parliament, finally ending Britain’s violent colonial rule on…

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: Elon Musk takes Twitter exactly where we thought he would: Into the sewer

Elon Musk made it official Sunday — democracy is on life support.

The Conversation

Democracy spreads in waves – but shared cultural history might matter more than geography

Recent events like the war in Ukraine, conflicts over Taiwan and the rise of authoritarian ideology have renewed interest in the foundations of modern democracy.

AAP

Old Parliament House fire bill hits $5.3m

The Museum of Australian Democracy - better known as Old Parliament House - has put its fire damage bill at $5.3 million.

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