Stories

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...
Member Spotlight
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...
Mexico
AMLO vs. AMLO: the President who recalled himself
On April 10, Mexican voters had the possibility to remove President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from office....
European Union
Lessons from the Conference on the Future of Europe
The EU must embark on a path to treaty change and a new European Convention The Conference on the Future of...
Image Welcome Back: Ukrainian Vibes – European Public Sphere
Germany
Welcome Back: Ukrainian Vibes – European Public Sphere
For the further development of Europe and European civic rights, we are highly dependent on the functioning...
France
Might this month’s French elections be the prelude to another French...
The problems with these dismal elections are many—low turnout, moribund public debate, the popularity of...
Ukraine
Can Ukraine's experiments in local democracy survive the invasion?
Belarus
A referendum? The case of Belarus
When people talk about referendums, it is often assumed that it is a process that serves democracy; people...
Italy
Italian court blocks referendums – the constitutional check explained
Italy's Constitutional Court on Tuesday blocked an attempt to hold a referendum on euthanasia, transferring...
Global
A deep dive into democratic institutions: 'Rules of the Game'
Every two weeks the political economic Stephan Kyburz publishes an exciting episode of his podcast ‘Rules of...
Global
Wishes, Plans and Goals: Democracy International 2022
After Democracy International celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021, we are now setting sail for another...
Global
Parliamentarians from around the globe call for UN reform
Over 120 members of parliament from over 40 countries have lent their support to our ongoing We The Peoples...