Experts feel that re-democratization in Venezuela will require a negotiating process leading to free and fair presidential elections.
Democracy News Headlines
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The Revival Of Participatory Budgeting In Argentina
Argentina’s National University of Rosario (NUR) has an innovative participatory budgeting initiative that gives people power over money.
In Latin America’s New Cold War, Will China Lift Up Autocrats?
HE Ou Jianhong and Nayib Bukele of El Salvador recently traded praises raising questions about China’s motives in Latin America.
Does Ukraine Crisis Have Anything To Do With Democracy?
For much of his political career, Biden has watched democracy expand in Europe. Now he is faced with the challenge of seeing it thrive.
Serious Threat To Freedom Of Association In Tunisia
A new draft law in Tunisia suggests that authorities desire to equip themselves with legal tools to foreseeably muzzle civil society.
Angola Corruption Starts At The Top, Hurts The Poorest
If something is not done about corruption in Angola, rife from top to bottom, the country could easily slide into state failure and collapse.
Governance Must Trump Ideology in Latin America’s Elections
Forget all the talk about the region’s “pink tide” and focus on which candidate is most likely to lift the greatest number of boats.
Crackdown On Labor Activists In Iran
State authorities in Iran have been imprisoning peaceful labor rights advocates as part of a growing campaign of political repression.
The Ruling Elites Guiding Iraq’s Constitutional Dilemma
Salah Nasrawi believes that Iraq’s constitutional limbo is increasing the country’s already major political problems that threaten its democracy.
Vietnam Blocking Movements Of Human Rights Activists
Vietnam’s human rights situation is deteriorating. New measures are aimed at activists and are intended to stifle human rights activism.