Tag: Democracy
“Capitalism, socialism or democracy, Russians no longer believe in anything” – L’Express
A few months before the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, Russian poet and director Yevgeny Yevtushenko asked: “Do the Russians want war?” This burning issue is the title of the…
“They have already shown that they strive for democracy”
KIEV In war-torn Ukraine, according to the constitution, presidential elections should be held six months from now. Now the country is debating whether elections are needed at all during the…
“Agora”: the government launches its “TripAdvisor for democracy”
After the big debate, the registers of grievances in town halls and the Citizens’ Climate Convention, here is the “Agora” application, a new government initiative to consult the French. The…
Britain accuses China of meddling with parliamentary democracy – parliamentary investigator suspected of espionage
Britain’s Intelligence and Security Committee warned in July that Britain is one of the most significant targets for Chinese espionage. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed to the Premier of…
Islamism uses liberal democracy against… liberal democracy! By Abnousse Shalmani
Replicas, Alain Finkielkraut’s weekly program on France Culture, is one of the few to honor public service in the name of adversarial debate. The first of the school year brought…
An association for local democracy
Just three months after writing an open letter to the President of the Republic denouncing the despotic management of certain mayors, Solène Le Monnier, local councilor in Berric (56), and…
“Ghost MPs”, voters in exile: in Ukraine, a democracy to rebuild
Plates, cups, tea, packet of sugar… Oleksandr Salizhenko does not receive us in his kitchen, but in the archives of his organization Chesno, which campaigns against corruption in politics. In…
The US Supreme Court ruled in a historic case – this is a lawsuit that was feared to destroy democracy
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA The whole world should be worried, but few even realize what is happening. So said a law professor at the University of North Carolina Gene Nichol described…
Critical election in Greece! New Democracy, led by Mitsotakis, is ahead in the 2nd round
After the first round in neighboring Greece, which did not conclude on May 21, there was once again the excitement of the election. The general elections in Greece were left…
In Russia, the specter of a “Potemkin democracy”
Each kilometer, each village gained is a victory. Announced for months, the Ukrainian counter-offensive carries all the hopes of kyiv and its allies. A rout would deal a severe blow…