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Hungary election
Hungary
The opposition understood the assignment.
The Hungarian 3-step plan to beat an authoritarian.  Autocrats around the world will study Orbán’s successes: how to consolidate power over time, how to reward loyalists, how to weaken watchdogs, and how to loot the state while...
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Empowering Youth and Women for Elective Political Power in Nigeria
Following their earlier story, Children and Young People Living for Peace (CYPLP) returns with a second event contribution to the International Democracy Community. This September initiative marked International Democracy Day...
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BHOPAL
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Bhopal's Neverending Toxic Tale
40 Years After Union Carbide Caused Thousands of Death, Facility Still Poses Health Risks
ILOCOS NORTE
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Transition Without Justice
Burdens of Renewable Energy Shift From Governments to Local Communities
ANKARA
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Ankara and Denizli
2 Turkish Cities Are Models of Local Democracy in an Authoritarian Nation
Gonzales Youth Council members, past and present. Photo by Joe Mathews
GONZALES
COLUMN The Best City Council Never Grows Up
A Small Town's Powerful Youth Council Turns 10—And Opens a $28 Million Center
SIEGBURG
EVENT Digitalization and Democracy
An event at a German city hall looks at how we shape digital democracy.
BEIJING
LOCAL SNAPSHOT The Hotel Where You Will Never Stay
The Jingxi Is for Communist Party Gatherings Only.
Image by Google Gemini
READINGS
NATIONAL CIVIC REVIEW Crisis of Confidence in Public Problem-Solving
And the Role of AI, And What It Means for Local Democracy
KARAJ, IRAN
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Anywhere But Home
Iran Deports Afghans, Including Ethnic MInorities, to a Homeland Where They Never Felt Safe
SINGU TOWNSHIP
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES Cut Off But Still Connected—For Now
As Myanmar Continues Digital Repression, Starlink Is the Only Lifeline
MEXICO CITY
COLUMN All Human Rights Are Local
As Nations Trample Rights, Cities Enshrine New Ones