This is in keeping with his promise to bring his transnational movement down to the national level in due course
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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.
Lessons on the minimum wage from Ancient Greek democracy
The paradox of ancient Greek democracy is that the freedom and rights of citizens depended on the subjugation
There is an alternative to the 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.
Turkey casts outsized shadow over Turkish Cypriot Election
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will head to the polls on Sunday, in a parliamentary election that has failed to stir enthusiasm among a largely disillusioned electorate. Elections in the internationally unrecognised entity are typically dominated by the long-running dispute of Cyprus, a Mediterranean island split b etween Turkish Cypriots in the north […]
New Pan-European Political Party DIEM25 Gains Stream
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.
Lessons From Post Truth Politics in the Age of Aristotle
Ancient Greece had its own debate around journalistic integrity and what we now are calling post truth politics
Politics Should Serve the People, Not the Politicians
The only true good is democracy itself, our right to speak out in the political elections because that’s one of the few occasions in our lives when those in power must turn their focus towards the people
A New Pro-EU Speaker Elected in Ukrainian Parliament
Politicians in the Ukrainian Parliament have elected a new pro-EU Prime Minister after months of political turmoil emanating from the two year old civil war which has split apart the country
The Greek Debt Crisis, No End in Sight
Greece has been struggling financially, since it was hit particularly hard by the global economic crisis which began in 2008 but did not reach Greece until 2009. The country has been hit with an unusually high unemployment rate
The Refugee Crisis in Greece Explained
We are in an age of unparalleled relocation of people, mostly fleeing their country because of intolerable internal political/religious conflicts. In the Middle East, refugees risk death escaping the constant threat of destruction