Many journalists, politicians and analysts in China and abroad had high expectations for the leader
International Democracy articles
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Vladimir Putin is simply Russia’s post-Soviet tsar
Vladimir Putin is set to extend his long rule to 2024 in Russia’s presidential election on Sunday
How Syria’s Kurds are trying to create a democracy
The ruling Kurdish Party, the PYD, has set up a democratic federation made of local governments
Colombia’s FARC performs poorly in first electoral test
Colombia’s conservative parties came out ahead of FARC in Sunday’s parliamentary elections
How Brazil has changed attitudes toward Latin American corruption
Every week brings new developments around the world in connection with Brazil’s Car Wash scandal
It’s a Key Pakistani Election Year as Military Stays Silent
The people are the new judges, and the judges are the new generals, but what about the generals, the actual ones?
New official title for Burundi dictator: The ‘eternal supreme guide’
Ruling party bestowed title of “eternal supreme guide” on President Pierre Nkurunziza, a party official confirmed
Cameroon Women Arrested at Protest Seeking Peace Talks
100 women arrested trying to ask President to negotiate a peaceful political transition and solve the separatist crisis
Xi’s life mandate in China seals march of the strongmen
President Xi Jinping’s mandate to rule for life is further evidence of the world’s slide towards more dictatorship
Hundreds join anti-Thai junta rally as calls for democracy grow
Hundreds of pro-democracy Thais rallied in Bangkok to skewer the ruling junta with T-shirts, signs and speeches