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Maria Corina Machado was given the award for promoting democracy in Venezuela and says that the US president is the country’s best chance for regime change

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, forced to live in hiding in what has become a "brutal" state, the Nobel jury said.

Artificial intelligence endangers democracy – but it’s less about specific deepfakes and more about a bigger transformation

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

Two decades after Timor-Leste gained its independence, the country is a complicated and qualified success story. Poverty and deep economic problems persist, but the country boasts a thriving democracy. Its ascension to the ASEAN regional bloc will come later this month.

France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024. For political scientist Rémi Lefebvre, this deadlock is not only institutional: it reveals a crisis of representative governance fuelled by mistrust, social fragmentation and the erosion of majority rule.

Rosie O'Donnell - who moved to Ireland earlier this year - has warned the US is "doomed as a democracy" if Donald Trump remains as president.

With less than a week until voting in local elections closes, it seems early voter turnout may have increased compared to 2022 – up from 10% of eligible voters to about 18% at the same stage this year.

Defend Our Juries brand home secretary’s plan to give police greater powers to restrict protests an ‘extraordinary new affront to democracy’

In ‘holding the line on healthcare’ Democrats answered the call to do something in a rare display of unity

From superintelligent AI to the climate and democracy, three leading thinkers discuss how to navigate the future