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Washington Post wins public service Pulitzer for Capitol attack coverage

Paper beat out two other finalists, the New York Times and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Guardian - US

A democratic and strategic dissonance in India-German ties

Whether the Prime Minsiter of India’s visit to Germany changed the perception about India’s stand on Ukraine assumes critical importance

The Hindu

Keir Starmer 'will do the right thing' and resign if fined over alleged covid breach

The Labour leader maintained he did not believe the rules had been broken when he attended a beer and curry gathering in Durham

Wales Online

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We have outgrown the Houses of Parliament

Letters: Westminster’s parliament buildings are archaic and inherently undemocratic argue Dr Louis Hellman, Mick Duncan, Lynne Armstrong and Jim McLean

The Guardian - UK

Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che: ‘I can breathe in the fresh air of freedom’

The rights activist and his wife talk about his five years in a Chinese jail and her efforts to secure his release

The Guardian - UK

New book unpacks the complexities of whiteness in South Africa

In his latest book sociologist Professor Roger Southall, a prolific researcher who has written extensively about political dynamics in Southern Africa, avoids the “negative and condemnatory” approach generally seen in writing on white South Africans, the creators and beneficiaries of apartheid.

The Conversation

West Lothian Elections 2022: Tory vote squeezed by STV process despite healthy first round returns

Tory candidates across the county saw promising starts in the first preference votes disappear as the voting process worked through. Three lost their seats after five years as the numbers failed to stack up for them.

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Dear Donald Trump: America is not OK

Donald Trump keeps writing to me. Yelling at the keyboard is unproductive, so I'm writing back

Salon

Western Multinationals Congratulate Hong Kong's New Leader

Western multinationals and local tycoons published newspaper adverts on Monday congratulating John Lee on becoming Hong Kong's next leader, following a rubber-stamp selection process condemned by critics as anti-democratic. Lee, 64, a former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was anointed the business hub's new…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Philippines election: Polls close in historic vote for president

Son of Philippines’ late dictator tipped to win presidency as Filipinos elect a new leader.

Al Jazeera

Auchincloss, Cheney team up to urge unity on Ukraine

On Sunday, a Bay State congressman joined a colleague from conservative Wyoming to call for unity in the face of an escalating conflict in Ukraine, which they say represents an existential threat to democracy globally.

Tribune News Service

Son of former dictator Marcos looks set for victory in Philippines presidential election

Polls have closed to elect a new president in the Philippines Monday, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the high-stakes race and restore his family to the pinnacle of power.

France 24

As News Corp goes 'rogue' on election coverage, what price will Australian democracy pay?

What does a democracy do when a dominant news media organisation goes rogue during an election campaign?

The Conversation

From Hollywood lawyer to Democratic fundraiser: Doug Emhoff dives into party politics

WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff has emerged as a go-to fundraiser for the Democratic Party leading into the 2022 midterms.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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The Guardian - UK

Time to end this council funding lottery

Letters: Phil Tate calls for a fairer system of local authority financing, while Ian K Watson says central government has been hoarding power for too long

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s the only way’: how Lula allies hope he will end Bolsonaro era

Brazilian supporters hope to overturn far-right leader’s ‘reckless and criminal’ rule

Al Jazeera

Why the 2022 Philippines election is so significant

There are 10 candidates vying to replace Rodrigo Duterte as president, but only two really matter.

Reuters

Lula launches presidential bid, says to defend Brazil's democracy

Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his presidential bid on Saturday calling on Brazilians to unite behind him to defend Brazil's democracy from the authoritarian government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

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If female 'teal' independents can shift power in politics, imagine what's possible beyond the election

Dozens of independent candidates in this election are demonstrating that women are not passive actors but forces of change in our democracy, writes Yasmin Poole.

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula courts centrists at unofficial campaign launch

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has made the effective launch of his presidential campaign with a bid to lure centrists into helping him unseat incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in the October election

The Guardian - UK

Lula launches campaign to reclaim Brazilian presidency from Bolsonaro

Leftwinger tells rally that public must unite against far-right incumbent’s ‘incompetence and authoritarianism’

The Independent UK

Wisconsin GOP eyeing shift in control of election oversight

For the first time in decades, this year’s race for Wisconsin secretary of state means something

The Independent UK

Supreme Court leak shakes trust in one more American pillar

It's been clear in recent years that people in the United States don't have much faith in their institutions

Daily Mirror

Alternative Queen's Speech in full as campaigners demand Boris Johnson clean up politics

Ahead of the speech, a coalition of campaign groups set out its own wish list for strengthening British democracy

The Guardian - UK

The Return of the State by Graeme Garrard review – why big government is back

The pandemic has showed that everyone needs the state, but how can it continue to meet our needs in an era of mega-corporations?

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