democracy

Voters express deep concern about America’s democracy and economy

2024-11-06 09:00:02 The state of democracy and the economy in the United States were the top issues on the minds…

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Exit polls 2024: Fear for American democracy top issue for Pennsylvania voters, nationwide

2024-11-06 08:50:02 Broad economic discontent, sharp divisions about the nation's future and polarized views of the major-party candidates mark voter…

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Longtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House

NEW YORK -- The CEO of PEN America, Suzanne Nossel, is stepping down after more than a decade marked by…

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Algeria pardons journalist who played major role in 2019 democracy protests, later jailed for threatening state security

Algeria pardons journalist who played major role in 2019 democracy protests, later jailed for threatening state security

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Botswana holds an election where the diamond trade has become a central issue

GABORONE, Botswana -- Botswana held a national election on Wednesday to decide if one of Africa's longest-ruling parties stays in…

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Elon Musk says the real threat to democracy is the people who accuse Trump of endangering it

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald…

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Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms

NEW YORK -- Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris risks losing the support of a small but significant portion of her…

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Two Virginia candidates for Congress say democracy is at stake. It’s there the campaigns part ways

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The candidates to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District both say democracy is in trouble. Republican Derrick Anderson…

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Biden is making quick trip to Berlin before US election to discuss Ukraine and democracy with allies

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he'll spend Friday in Berlin…

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Over a billion have voted in 2024: has democracy won?

No fewer than 67 countries with a total population of about 3.4bn people have already held national elections this year.…

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Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will

The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate…

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‘Don’t feel bad when … ‘: Jaishankar asserts India’s right to comment on US democracy | India News

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday strongly defended India’s right to respond to US political leaders’ comments about Indian…

2 months ago

A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory

HONG KONG -- Scores of red Chinese flags now flap near the Hong Kong government headquarters in preparation for China’s…

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J-K Assembly Elections: ‘Role in strengthening democracy,’ PM Modi urges people to exercise adult franchise

As voting began on Wednesday for the second phase of the assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra…

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The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting

NEW YORK -- With the backdrop of elections worldwide that highlight strains on democracy, former President Bill Clinton urged attendees…

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Where Trump and Harris Stand on Democracy

Kamala Harris’s campaign has framed the election in part as a fight to preserve American democracy. Donald Trump is the…

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‘If we want democracy to survive…’: How Owaisi, Kharge, others rubbished ‘One Nation, One Election’

The opposition parties on Wednesday hit out at the Narendra Modi-led central government after the Union Cabinet approved the proposal…

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As civic knowledge declines, programs work to engage young people in democracy

NEW YORK -- Flanked by stained-glass windows, 54 New York City high school students challenge one another to imagine an…

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Mexico’s plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says

MEXICO CITY -- Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary, that would…

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China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate

WASHINGTON -- When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker…

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