Democracy
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Turkey’s knife-edge election
feature Most important vote in a generation goes down to the wire amid concern President Erdogan could refuse to cede power
By The Week Staff Published
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A history of China and Taiwan
In Depth As tensions reach boiling point, Beijing and Taipei look to the past to legitimise their conflicting ambitions
By The Week Staff Published
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The democratic crisis facing Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu
feature Condemnation grows at home and abroad over right-wing coalition’s radical reforms
By Elliott Goat Published
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Mexico’s controversial electoral reforms heralding a return to one-party rule
feature Thousands protest against the president’s autocratic powergrab ahead of elections next year
By Elliott Goat Published
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Haiti on the brink: island nation falls into anarchy
feature The country no longer has any democratically elected officials as it faces a humanitarian crisis
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Tunisia’s low-turnout election ‘fiasco’
feature Historically low participation in national poll comes after President Saied’s suspension of the legislature last year
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Is American democracy really at risk?
opinion The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web
By Harold Maass Published
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The 6 January hearings: a reckoning for Donald Trump?
feature The congressional hearings are unlikely to rescue the Democrats from the midterms – but they could save US democracy
By The Week Published
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The important changes coming to future elections in the UK
feature Controversial new voting laws threaten to undermine democracy
By The Week Staff Published
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Why Kazakhstan protests sparked ‘colour revolution’ fears
feature Russian-led military bloc to start withdrawing troops as detentions near 10,000
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Democracy is in far greater peril than the complacent West realises’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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How the European Union failed to uphold ‘rule of law’ among its members
In Depth MEPs threaten to block coronavirus recovery package over decline in democracy across member states
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Why violent protests have broken out in Belgrade
Speed Read Europe’s first major uprising over strict lockdown rules linked to wider ‘curbing of democratic freedoms’
By Joe Evans Published
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Reaction: how China’s new security law ‘crushes Hong Kong dissent’
In Depth Controversial legislation appears even more stringent ‘both in scope and penalties’ than was feared
By Arion McNicoll Last updated
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