Democracy
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Why everyone’s talking about Turkey
In Depth President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced re-run of Istanbul mayoral election following surprise defeat for his party
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Why Thailand is facing its biggest pro-democracy protests in years
Speed Read Anger grows as ruling military junta again postpones election initially promised for 2015
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Seven charts that show the world is becoming a better place
In Depth Globalisation has helped lift hundreds of millions of people above the global poverty line
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Is democracy under threat in Bahrain?
Speed Read Government of the oil-rich nation under fire after crackdown on opposition parties
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Iraqi PM appoints five cabinet ministers who applied online
Speed Read Adel Abdul-Mahdi ‘the butt of social media jokes’ after narrowing down 15,000 applications from members of the public
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Democracies face crisis of trust
In Depth Report finds that people have more faith in autocratic governments
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