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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.

Yanis Varoufakis launches new Greek political party called MeRA25

March 28, 2018 by DC Editors 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

January 30, 2018 by DC Editors 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

January 8, 2018 by Mats Sederholm 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

January 7, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Turkish Cypriot Northern Cyprus

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 […]

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

New Pan-European Political Party DIEM25 Gains Stream

May 31, 2017 by Mats Sederholm 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

Lessons From Post Truth Politics in the Age of Aristotle

January 30, 2017 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Election History, Greece, Journalism and Free Speech

Politics Should Serve the People, Not the Politicians

November 27, 2016 by Mats Sederholm Leave a Comment

Serve the People

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

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Education, Greece, Journalism and Free Speech

A New Pro-EU Speaker Elected in Ukrainian Parliament

April 26, 2016 by Thomas Manning Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Europe, Germany, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Worldwide Corruption

The Greek Debt Crisis, No End in Sight

February 13, 2016 by Thomas Manning Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Greece

The Refugee Crisis in Greece Explained

February 3, 2016 by Joan Krickellas Leave a Comment

The Refugee Crisis in Greece

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

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Greece, Middle East, Syria

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