The small Balkan country of Macedonia officially changed its name Tuesday by adding a geographic designation that ends a decades-old dispute.
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Low Turnout in 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.
Macedonian Name Change Vote is Altering National Politics
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.”
Yanis Varoufakis launches new 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
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