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Preserving democracy in India

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

The Hindu

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

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.

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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 Guardian - UK

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 Times of India

Presidential poll | Democracy ruined in the country: Yashwant Sinha

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

The Hindu

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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Biden Meets with Iraqi PM in Saudi Arabia

US President Joe Biden began his final day in Saudi Arabia by meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday. Biden said he wanted to support Iraq’s democracy. “I want the press and you to know we want to be (as) helpful as we can in doing that,” he…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Senegal protests poke holes in its longstanding image of stability

Senegal is often lauded abroad as a beacon of stability in West Africa, but its reputation is at risk of slipping.

Al Jazeera

Watching Sri Lanka’s democracy teeter amid popular uprisings

Los Angeles Times

India assures Sri Lanka continued support to democracy, stability and economic recovery

The assurance was given to Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena by India's High Commissioner Gopal Baglay when he called on the Sri Lankan leader.

The Hindu

Bihar: 'History of democracy in Bihar to be displayed at assembly museum'

PATNA: The 100-year journey of the state legislature, including some of the major decisions taken and speeches made by the great leaders, will be showcased at the upcoming museum on the assembly premises here.

The Times of India

Peru military leader who oversaw return of democracy dies

Former Peruvian President Francisco Morales Bermudez has died at age 100

The Independent UK

We need a practical handbook to build a bottom-up democracy

Letters: Janet Bayford, Bill Dixon, Linda Rogers and Jonathan Harris respond to George Monbiot’s article on participatory democracy to take back control from power-mad governments

The Guardian - UK

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Delhi court grants bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

Court also holds that Mr. Zubair exercised due diligence to stop foreign contributions to his website Alt News

Newslaundry

‘Dissent is necessary’: Five takeaways from Delhi court’s bail order for Zubair

Granting bail to Alt News journalist Mohammed Zubair on Friday, judge Devender Kumar Jangala held that dissent was necessary for a healthy democracy.

Birmingham Post

Why the planned new electoral system for Wales is a threat to democracy

Economist Gerry Holtham said plans for an electoral closed party list system for increasing the number of Senedd members has to go

Tribune News Service

Melinda Henneberger: If Donald Trump walks while only Jan. 6 bit players are punished, our democracy is doomed

Jan. 6 rioter Stephen Ayres isn’t nearly as deserving of our sympathy as the U.S. Capitol police officers to whom he apologized this week.

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Commentary: Liz Cheney should be heralded for her Jan. 6 committee work

These days, many proud progressives find themselves doing the once-unthinkable: heralding the work of staunch conservative Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. Cheney’s bipartisan co-leadership of the House’s Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol illustrates the importance of a politically diverse alliance to protect future elections…

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 31

July 14, 2022

Daily Record

"Tories and their Labour allies do not believe in democracy" says Councillor Kenny MacLaren

Renfrewshire politicians rally round First Minister over independence by calling out Westminster's "Democracy Deficit"

Manchester Evening News

Calls for public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham defeated at raucous meeting

One Conservative councillor described it as a ‘travesty’, adding it was ‘the night that democracy died in Oldham’

The National (Scotland)

What does the second indyref2 white paper say about 'renewing democracy'?

The FM launched a second indyref2 whitepaper comparing the two futures Scotland faces - under Westminster rule or as an independent country

The Guardian - US

Boeing, GM, FedEx: these are as complicit as the far right in threatening US democracy

Corporations are underwriting the thuggery of Trump and his allies – all because they want to pay as little tax as possible

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Andy Harris, unrepentant Jan. 6 co-conspirator

As a House select committee continues its deep dive into the events of Jan. 6, 2021, there has been some consolation for Marylanders that the major figures in the assault on democracy were not from around these parts. Not Donald Trump, who has never won an election in this state;…

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