There are many types of democratic government – direct democracy, socialist democracy ... will be fair and the result upheld. As such, countries including China, Cuba and Vietnam – where ...

Marichuy’s case clearly revealed the ineffectiveness of a mechanism of direct democracy that very quickly lost its initial charm. The newly created citizens’ initiative also contained the ...

In total, 45 countries were “autocratizing” last year – an increase from 42 that were moving away from more democracy in 2023. That amounts to more than 3 billion people, or 40% of the world ...