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German democracy is slowly eroding, and it all comes back to Angela Merkel stepping down as chancellor. Well, that may be a bit dramatic, but the premise still stands: Angela Merkel’s relinquishing of …
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Through the recent capture of an absolute legislative majority, the party of El Salvador's charismatic President has set in motion a power grab to dismantle the democratic institution. In recent …
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Throughout the past decade, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party has dominated the political scene in Hungary and does not show any signs of stopping. Orbán openly classifies Hungary as an …
As you look at the world as a whole, you usually see a division. It could be because of a division between a group's opinions or just because of factors like income inequality. Polarization is …
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A functioning democracy can be defined by several key values, including electoral processes and the general functioning of the citizens as a governing body. A democracy, by definition, aims to …
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Within the last decade, Poland has become a part of the global trend of democratic backsliding. Poland democratized during the fall of communism and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in Eastern …
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