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Post-communist generation is hoping for a new era of democracy in Mongolia

Younger Mongolians helped deliver a setback to the ruling party in last week’s parliamentary elections after three decades of democracy but it’s unclear if the country is headed for a major changes

The Independent UK

UK election: Tory downfall is democracy rectifying its mistakes

Democracies are no better than other forms of government at avoiding catastrophic mistakes. But they are much more effective at rectifying them. While the 2024 British general election might have seemed a long time coming, as the country meandered from one failure to the next, the utter scale of defeat…

The Conversation

End of an era for New Zealand media as Newshub set to air final bulletin

New Zealand left with one state-owned English language network as shrinking news landscape prompts fears over impact on democracy

The Guardian - AU

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The seconds ticked by to 10pm, when the people’s will would be revealed

Democracy can be tense at that one point in the cycle when power resides with the people and not politicians

The Guardian - UK

Civics are becoming a 21st-century business skill

The very skills that formed the great experiment of democracy are the same skills that lead to breakthrough ideas and continued economic growth.

Fortune

Should voting be made compulsory? The Week Junior's debate for kids

Not everyone in the UK makes use of their right to vote

GoodToKnow

Hackney primary school students chant in streets urging people to vote

Youngsters marched for Millfields Community School’s Democracy Week

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A eulogy for the United States

Let’s celebrate a democracy that once was – but not what it now is

Salon

OPINION - Victoria Starmer's absence from the campaign trail marks the end of the trophy first lady

Although tonight we are promised the exciting spectacle of democracy in full vigour, throwing off the fever of the last few weeks, we must admit the campaign itself has been rather unhealthy. Nonsense has been spouted. Policy has been under-discussed. Sir Ed Davey has felt obliged to court attention by…

Evening Standard

Far right using climate crisis as bogeyman to frighten voters and build higher walls

It is no coincidence that ever more extreme politics has come at a time of ever more extreme weather

The Guardian - UK

Why YIMBYs, NIMBYs, BIMBYs and YIGBYs all matter for democracy and our future cities

The right of everyone to have a say on development is at the heart of modern urban planning. But as homes become ever more expensive, questions are being asked about whether it is OK to oppose housing developments in cities. Battlelines are being drawn between so-called NIMBYs – people who…

The Conversation

The Guardian view on polling day: a moment to cherish and nurture democracy

Editorial: In a volatile and cynical age, the availability of peaceful regime change by the ballot box cannot be taken for granted

The Guardian - UK

The supreme court’s presidential immunity ruling mocks the rule of law

Citizens must make this presidential election about rescuing our democracy from authoritarianism

The Guardian - US

Business Group Urges Biden To Drop 2024 Presidential Bid

Leadership Now, a pro-democracy business group, urges President Biden to withdraw from 2024 race due to concerns over Trump's potential return.

Top News

Biden Campaign Releases TV Ad Criticizing Supreme Court Ruling

Biden campaign ad criticizes Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity and Trump, emphasizing the importance of upholding democracy and the rule of law.

Salon

Trump's debate rout feeds his fantasy

We should all fear what comes next

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The Independent UK

From red wall to King's Speech, UK elections have a vocabulary all their own. Here's what to know

Elections in the United Kingdom have a distinct vocabulary that draws on traditions of parliamentary democracy as well as the lexicon of U.S. politics and modern political spin

The National (Scotland)

Scot living abroad 'silenced' as postal vote delays stop her from voting

A SCOT living in Belgium has said she is “the very idea of an inclusive democracy for Scotland as part of the UK is a joke”, after postal vote…

The Guardian - UK

Welsh government commits to making lying in politics illegal

Labour administration says ‘globally pioneering’ legislation will be brought in before next Senedd elections in 2026

Roll Call

Doggett urges Biden to end campaign as GOP steps up pressure - Roll Call

Congressional Democrats began calling on Biden to end his reelection campaign as the GOP put pressure on vulnerable incumbents.

The Conversation

US Supreme Court immunity ruling ideal for a president who doesn’t care about democracy

The US Supreme Court has made a hugely significant and equally controversial judgment. It is one which could affect the results of the 2024 election, the rule of law and democratic institutions in the United States and shape the powers of the nation’s highest office for years to come.

The Guardian - UK

I simulated each UK party’s first years in government in a video game, and the results were awful

For the past week, I’ve been feeding UK party manifestos into the politics management game, to simulate their results five years on … Are you ready to be dismayed?

The Guardian - US

Republicans hail Trump immunity ruling as Democrats warn ‘we will not have a democracy’

Chuck Schumer says ruling will undermine supreme court’s credibility and calls it ‘a sad day for our democracy’

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