3 things to know about Guatemala's elections
Voters will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. But some of the most popular candidates won't be on the ballot.
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Early returns show opposition parties are poised for victory in Thai elections
The Pheu Thai party and the progressive Move Forward Party made a strong showing, in a repudiation to the military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.
Global declines in democracy may be slowing, Freedom House says in a new report
The report, "Freedom in the World 2023," finds that the gap between the number of countries where freedom has improved and where it has declined is at its narrowest in 17 years.
What's at stake as Nigerians elect the president of Africa's largest democracy
The continent's largest democracy and biggest economy holds a presidential election Saturday that's come down to a race of three leading candidates.
Biden and Brazil's Lula find common ground against violent extremism
It was just over a month ago that hundreds of extremist supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the capital and ransacked the Congress, Supreme Court and the presidential offices.
Israel's far-right government wants the power to override its Supreme Court
Despite huge protests, Israel's new far-right government is doubling down on its first major initiative: to weaken the judiciary. Hungary and Poland's far-right did the same when they entered office.
Mexico's president says he won't seek an unconstitutional second term
His comments are important, because democracy in Latin America is in retreat. The president of El Salvador has announced he will defy constitutional term limits and run again for president next year.
Election integrity groups, poll watchers, and the shrinking of American democracy
Questioning who has the right to vote, poll watching, and so-called election integrity groups, all have a long history in America.
An unearthed John Steinbeck column probes the strength of U.S. democracy
Decades ago, as communists and suspected communists were being blacklisted and debates spread over the future of American democracy, John Steinbeck wrote about his homeland in Le Figaro.
Election deniers are on the ballot this fall, including seven running in NC
Next month’s midterms will take place with many conservative candidates claiming that the 2020 elections were fraudulent, even though there is no credible evidence to support those claims.