Tag: Democracy
Åkesson: Turkey no democracy
Published: Just now full screen Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson speaks during Wednesday’s party leader debate in the plenary hall of the Riksdag. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT A doll representing…
Brazil insurgency: Bolsonaro supporters challenge democracy
On Sunday January 8, 2023, hundreds of Bolsonarist demonstrators invaded the presidential palace, Congress and the Supreme Court for several hours in a chaos reminiscent of the invasion of the…
The Minister for Civil Defence: Disinformation a threat to Sweden’s democracy
According to the Agency for Psychological Defense, the amount of misinformation and influence campaigns that have been directed at Sweden in 2022 “to the highest degree” has been more extensive…
Mayor Dijksma expresses support for convicted colleague in Istanbul
According to Dijksma, her Turkish colleague plays an important role in defending democratic values. “Mayors should be able to do their job without being hindered or even prosecuted. After all,…
Is participatory democracy a good idea?
The participants in the citizens’ convention on the theme of the end of life will get to the heart of the matter by examining, from January, ten “priority issues”. This…
The end of democracy or noise from nowhere – this is what a shaking Supreme Court case in the United States is all about
The court has started processing the case challenging the voting rules. Civil rights activists fear that conservative judges will allow politicians to influence election results. WASHINGTON This week, the US…
A new detail comes out every day about the eavesdropping scandal! Opposition takes action in Greece: Democracy is in danger…
The leader of the main opposition party Radical Left Alliance in Greece, Alexis Tsipras, visited Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) Prosecutor Isidoros Doyakos to discuss the allegations regarding the wiretapping scandal.…
Democracy in decline in the world
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screenMyanmar’s hardline junta leader Min Aung Hlaing inspected his forces during a military parade this spring. The country has been troubled since the…
Democracy in decline in the world
Two democracies – Myanmar and Tunisia – were lost in 2021, and over two-thirds of the world’s population live in dictatorships or democracies in decline. This is shown by a…
Nancy Pelosi, 82, steps aside for Democratic leadership in House – Biden hails ‘fierce defender of democracy’
Pelosi has been the first woman to be the speaker of the US House of Representatives. He says he wants to give space to younger people. 17.11. 20:52•Updated 17.11. 21:51…