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Hungary election
Hungary
The opposition understood the assignment.
The Hungarian 3-step plan to beat an authoritarian.  Autocrats around the world will study Orbán’s successes: how to consolidate power over time, how to reward loyalists, how to weaken watchdogs, and how to loot the state while...
USA
#OurDemocracyLocal Plan Tomorrow
South Dakota city residents plan tomorrow with help from national civic leaders.
European Union
For a Democratic Wave
The urgency to make European democracy more resilient, impactful, and accessible cannot be overstated. War is...
European Union
Mobilising youth for democracy: our projects ahead of elections
Youth participation in democracy is crucial for ensuring a vibrant, representative, and forward-thinking...
Romania
This was the 2024 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
In May, the 2024 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy welcomed direct and participatory democracy...
Citizens Assemblies: The Democracy Upgrade
imagine better democracy
Afghanistan
National Election, Local Realities
Where 7 out of 8 mayoral candidates have a public security escort
Afghanistan
Young Are Sick of Status Quo
Frustration and South Africa's election
Afghanistan
'Local Democracy Is Freedom'
Assessing your own local democracy. 'Evil Does Not Exist' Outside Tokyo. A Caution from Bratislava. Bono for...
Afghanistan
How Nepal Camps Deliver Health
Health camps deliver care in rural Nepal. But do they undermine local democracy?
Austria
#OurDemocracyLocal Erwin Mayer
Our new feature asks about your local democracy story.