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One in five US adults condone ‘justified’ political violence, mega-survey finds

As mistrust and alienation from democratic institutions peaks, researchers explore how willing Americans are to commit violence

The Guardian - US

Chile marks a notch in global constitutionalism

The country’s draft Constitution is an example of a framework for an enduring and egalitarian democracy

The Hindu

No inner-party democracy

Unlike their counterparts in the U.K., MPs in India have no autonomy to question and challenge their party leadership

The Hindu

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If Ukraine Wants To Stand for Liberty and Democracy, It Should Rethink Some of Its Wartime Policies

We can condemn the actions of Moscow without forfeiting the right to point out missteps in Kyiv.

Reason

The Tories are upping their attack on our democracy, under cover of the leadership contest

Deep within the Northern Ireland protocol bill, ministers are making a sinister grab for yet more unchecked powers, says transparency campaigner Gina Miller

The Guardian - UK

Europe must 'stand firm' with Taiwan: EU lawmaker

Europe must support Taiwan's democracy, a senior EU lawmaker said Tuesday at the start of a trip to the island, citing both Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's crackdown in Hong Kong.

Bangkok Post

What’s climate got to do with electoral reform? More than you might think

What do electoral laws, social media, climate change and secure work have in common?

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Midterm elections are a fight against ‘extremist, so-called leaders,’ Vice President Kamala Harris tells NAACP members

Speaking to hundreds of civil rights activists gathered in Atlantic City, Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday framed the November midterm elections as an existential fight for liberty and progress, saying “extremist so-called leaders (are) attempting to undermine our democracy and assault our most fundamental freedoms.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘Global assault on democracy and freedom’: Prince Harry’s message to United Nations

Prince Harry has told the United Nations general assembly leaders must act against a "global assault on democracy and freedom" which he says has worsened a "painful year in a painful decade".

The New Daily

Prince Harry calls out ‘rolling back of constitutional rights in US’ in UN speech marking Nelson Mandela Day

The Duke of Sussex warned of ‘global assault on democracy and freedom’ in speech to mark Nelson Mandela International Day

Evening Standard

Prince Harry condemns the ‘rolling back of constitutional rights’ in United Nations speech

‘We are witnessing a global assault on democracy and freedom,’ Duke of Sussex tells UN General Assembly

The Independent UK

Harry warns of ‘global assault on democracy and freedom’ in speech about Mandela

The Duke of Sussex also spoke about his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, who met the former South African leader in March 1997.

The Independent UK

'The cancellation of Sky's Tory leadership debate shows what a joke our democracy has become'

Columnist Will Hayward argues that the fact that a party that has run the country for over a decade has decided that it is too risky for the person who is going to govern us to have a public debate shows how many underlying health conditions our country has

Wales Online

Joe Walsh warns of major MAGA violence

Outspoken Trump critic Joe Walsh tells Salon why the Democratic Party is outmatched in the fight for democracy

Salon

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‘It was opportunistic in the best sense’: how the US constitution inspired an exhibition

After a frenzied auction, a rare first printing of the US constitution was lent to a museum in Arkansas where it’s led to an exhibition on democracy

Newcastle Herald

Crime files: Attack on a Belmont mum

A jury trial is one of the best examples of democracy at work.

AAP

Independent MP tackles 'jobs for mates'

Australian politics has a growing "jobs for mates" culture but an independent MP says her proposed bill will put a stop to it.

The Hindu

Two messages from three photographs

These three images reveal far more than what the appellation ‘the world’s largest democracy’ does

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The ‘saint’ and the ‘sinner’

While the RSS pracharak has to live by a harsh moral code, the BJP politician is untethered to any such morality

The Hindu

Preserving democracy in India

The presence of a vigilant Opposition is necessary not just for a vibrant democracy but for its very survival

The Conversation

Here’s a simple way to stop governments giving jobs to mates

Handing out a cushy job to a political mate might seem harmless – after all, everyone does it, right? – but the politicisation of public appointments has real, pervasive consequences for Australian democracy. Increasingly, many government boards, tribunals and independent agencies are stacked with people who have worked in politics.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the upheaval in Sri Lanka

The country faces a long road to recovery, but there are hopeful signs that its democracy will survive the predatory rule of the Rajapaksas

The Times of India

Diminishing space for opposition a worry, says Chief Justice of India

JAIPUR: Chief Justice N V Ramana on Saturday said strengthening parliamentary democracy demands strengthening the opposition as well, and expressed concern over diminishing space for opposition in legislative bodies with laws being passed without detailed deliberation and political opposition turning into hostility.

The Hindu

Presidential poll | Democracy ruined in the country: Yashwant Sinha

Ranchi Democracy stands “ruined” in the country, Yashwant Sinha, the joint nominee of the opposi

Salon

Jan. 6 hearings: National civics lesson

What we heard from Jamie Raskin and Jason Van Tatenhove this week was crucial public education. Will it be enough?

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