DEMOCRACY

ELECTIONS AND BEYOND

‘The referendum could be used to consolidate the junta’s power rather than transition to democracy’

Omolara Balogun | GUINEA

‘While the far right may be losing ground, populist rhetoric cuts across party lines’

Anda Serban | ROMANIA

‘As far-right forces gain ground, the political landscape is shifting to the right’

Hyun-Phil Na | SOUTH KOREA

‘Diaspora voting ensured every citizen, regardless of location, could exercise their right to vote’

Erida Skëndaj | ALBANIA

‘Civil society must engage to prevent discussions devolving into demagoguery’

Jorge Máximo | PORTUGAL

‘Venezuela is on the road to becoming an entrenched authoritarian regime tolerated by the international community’

Rafael Uzcátegui | VENEZUELA

‘Our legal challenge of the funding freeze is testing the judiciary’s ability to check executive power’

Eric Bjornlund | UNITED STATES

‘Our weak and corrupt institutions acted too late to address manipulation that destabilised democracy’

Anda Serban | ROMANIA

‘Trump is advancing a 21st-century US variant of fascism, backed by a white nationalist ideology’

Samuel Worthington | UNITED STATES

‘Civil society groups play a vital role in protecting electoral integrity’

Saffron Zomer | AUSTRALIA