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US, China Top Diplomats to Meet on High Tensions on Taiwan

The top US and Chinese diplomats meet Friday in New York as soaring tensions show signs of easing, but Beijing issued a new warning against support for Taiwan. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are set to meet on the sidelines of the annual United…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan's Leader Says Date for Elections Not Fixed

The head of Sudan's ruling council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told Reuters late on Thursday that no fixed date had been set for elections, but the military would not wait forever. Burhan, who derailed a political transition 11 months ago by dissolving a civilian-led government, had previously indicated that elections…

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Should the ECI insist on inner-party elections?

‘The ECI expects political parties to abide by their constitution. It is not for the commission to step in or criticise if anyone is elected unopposed’

The Hindu

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For internal democracy: On Election Commission of India rejecting notion of ‘leader for life’ in political parties

The Election Commission of India is right in rejecting the notion of ‘leader for life’ in political parties

The Hindu

Britons freed by Russian-backed forces hailed as ‘defenders of democracy’

It is understood that John Harding, Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill were set free alongside Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin.

The Independent UK

Republicans won’t commit to honoring vote results this fall. That’s troubling

More and more Republican candidates are in effect inviting their supporters to contest electoral losses in the streets

The Guardian - US

Gene Collier: Did Trump's Youngstown show take Democracy to a new threat level?

Respected, decorated, widely influential generals in the Army of the Punditocracy have kicked open the fire doors on this topic, and the alarms are blaring.

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We must demonstrate that democracy delivers, Truss to say

The Prime Minister is to tell world leaders in a United Nations speech that they cannot be complacent.

The Independent UK

Right-wing nationalism comes to ... Sweden?

Perhaps it’s some consolation to know the U.S. isn’t the only democracy in jeopardy. But that doesn’t change the fact that none of this is good.

Chicago Sun-Times

China says it has patience needed to bring Taiwan under control

China said it has the patience to someday bring Taiwan under its control, partly because “compatriots” there want it to happen -- a view that contrasts with polling showing sceptical views of Beijing in the democracy.

Bangkok Post

Ousted Liberal Party MP Cathrine Burnett-Wake condemns extremists in politics

Victorian Liberal Party politician Cathrine Burnett-Wake, who was ousted at pre-selection by a candidate linked to a Pentecostal church, has lashed out at extremism in politics.

ABC News

Iran Dissidents File New Lawsuit against Raisi in US

Iranian dissidents and ex-prisoners including a Western academic on Tuesday announced the filing of a civil suit in New York against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as he attended the UN General Assembly. The republic's hardline president is the target of the complaint for his role as a judge in the…

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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

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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.

The Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

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’.

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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…

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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 Conversation

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…

Reuters

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.

Chronicle Live

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

Wales Online

'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

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