democracy

“Brexit has failed.” This is now the view of Nigel Farage, the man who arguably bears more responsibility for the UK’s decision to leave the EU than anybody else. He is right, not because the Tories messed it up, as he thinks, but…

Somalia's government and federal member states said Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024. Issued on: 28/05/2023 - 10:59…

Greece’s governing New Democracy party is expected to have a clear lead in Sunday’s election, despite a recent scandal and being unlikely to take power immediately under new proportional representation laws.Centre-right New…

By SUSIE BLANN - Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday before what a senior official said would be a…

The Florida Department of Education announced on April 10, 2023, that it had rejected 35% of the social studies books publishers submitted for approval and use in the state’s public schools. The move was based on a determination the…

Issued on: 13/05/2023 - 15:39 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will lead Saturday prayers at Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia mosque, ahead of a battle for his…

Issued on: 10/05/2023 - 00:26 Messaging app Telegram warned Tuesday that "democracy is under attack in Brazil," the latest salvo by tech companies opposed to a bill…

One of the most important features of an effective democracy is free media. We should therefore be encouraged by the release last week of the latest World Press Freedom Index, in which South Africa significantly improved its ranking,…

In the age of digital media and new-age journalism, self-regulation is not adequate and the answer lies at the intersection of self and state regulation, Supreme Court judge B V Nagarathna said on Saturday in her keynote address at the…

Issued on: 28/04/2023 - 03:56 Former US Vice President Mike Pence appeared before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's role in efforts to overturn…