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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for better democracy in Greece.​ ​​According to Freedom House, Greece is an electoral democracy and has "fair electoral laws, equal campaigning opportunities, and a system of compulsory voting that is weakly enforced". Also see our articles on Europe.

Reexamining Sortition: Political Power to Ordinary People

By DC Editors - July 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

Reexamining Sortition: Political Power to Ordinary People

A strong, radically democratic vision for the left must combine advocacy of growing state power with demands for more effective citizen oversight.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Election Methods, Greece

Should We Draw Lots For Fairer Elections?

By DC Editors - June 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

Should We Draw Lots For Fairer Elections?

To what extent are elections truly democratic? At the dawn of democracy in Athens, elected representatives used to be picked by lot.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Election History, Election Methods, Europe, Greece, Switzerland

Balkan Nation Is North Macedonia Now

By DC Editors - February 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

Balkan Nation Is North Macedonia Now

The small Balkan country of Macedonia officially changed its name Tuesday by adding a geographic designation that ends a decades-old dispute.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Balkan Nations, Europe, Greece

Low Turnout in Macedonia Name-Change Referendum

By DC Editors - September 30, 2018 Leave a Comment

Macedonia Name-Change Referendum

Few Macedonians turned out to vote in a referendum on whether to change the name of their country — a move towards joining NATO and the European Union.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Balkan Nations, Direct Democracy and Referendums, Europe, Greece

Macedonian Name Change Vote is Altering National Politics

By DC Editors - September 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

Macedonian Name Change Vote

President Gjorge Ivanov of Macedonia says he won’t vote in a Sept. 30 referendum on whether to change the Balkan country’s name to “North Macedonia.”

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Balkan Nations, Direct Democracy and Referendums, Europe, Greece

Yanis Varoufakis launches new Greek political party called MeRA25

By DC Editors - March 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

Greek political party called MeRA25

This is in keeping with his promise to bring his transnational movement down to the national level in due course

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Greece

Lessons on the minimum wage from Ancient Greek democracy

By DC Editors - January 30, 2018 Leave a Comment

Ancient Greek democracy

The paradox of ancient Greek democracy is that the freedom and rights of citizens depended on the subjugation

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Election History, Europe, Greece, Socialism and Labor

There is an alternative to the West’s ruling political consensus

By Mats Sederholm - January 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

West's ruling political consensus

Politicians need your help; they need to hear the voice and clear message of the people. They must be directed to completely different politics and to a developed democracy that dares to remake and make right.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Europe, Greece, Occupy Wall Street, Socialism and Labor

Turkey casts outsized shadow over Turkish Cypriot Election

By DC Editors - January 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

Turkish Cypriot Northern Cyprus

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will head to the polls on Sunday, in a parliamentary

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Greece, Middle East, Turkey

New Pan-European Political Party DIEM25 Gains Stream

By Mats Sederholm - May 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

Pan-European Political Party DIEM25

There is a vivid dedication to create a new kind of democracy. In DIEM25 you’ll find an inspired Europeans independent from national borders as well as economical frameworks.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Capitalism and Big Business, Election Transparency, Europe, Greece, Sweden

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