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WESTMINSTER parties are being urged to respect Scottish democracy and stop blocking indyref2 in 2023.

While there has been ample criticism of the media from within the fraternity, there were several moments this year when the Indian judiciary also sat up and lashed out at sections of the fourth pillar of democracy.

It’s been fun. It’s been real. It’s been a calling more than a job. And it’s been an honor — the honor of my lifetime.

Yes, he really may be prosecuted, and his 2024 prospects are fading. But the danger to democracy isn't nearly over

A massive eleventh-hour spending bill stuffed with thinly vetted backroom deals might seem proof of our political dysfunction. But the omnibus bill approved by Congress last week has democracy fans cheering — because it includes changes to presidential vote counting that could literally save our democracy. Thankfully, the old Electoral…

After a stint in opposition, Benjamin Netanyahu will return to power in Israel on Thursday, leading what analysts describe as the most right-wing government in the country's history. Senior security and law enforcement officials have already voiced concern over its direction, as have Palestinians. "It becomes for Netanyahu's partners a…

A successful democratic election in Fiji has been welcomed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who warned of a clash between democracy and autocracy.

Most people think democracy is something that adults do and regard the prospect of children voting as too silly to even contemplate. In the early 20th century, many democracies began (ostensibly) operating with universal suffrage, ensuring voting rights were no longer withheld from adults on the basis of wealth or…

Sir Lindsay Hoyle acknowledged that the political turmoil of the last year left Britain an international laughing stock.