DEMOCRACY

ELECTIONS AND BEYOND

Bangladesh’s next chapter: progress and pitfalls in democratic reform

Almost a year after an autocrat was toppled, the risk remains of a return to authoritarianism

Mexico’s judicial elections consolidate ruling party power

The world’s first comprehensive judicial elections are challenging judicial independence and reshaping the balance of power

Poland: political deadlock looms

Nationalist’s narrow presidential election win deepens divisions and threatens democratic reforms

Tanzania: back to the authoritarian routine

Repression escalates ahead of crucial election

South Korea‘s democracy renewed

New president leads a country strengthened by civic resistance but facing economic and political challenges

Portugal’s far-right surge

Repeated elections see end of two-party stability

Romania’s democracy in turmoil

Centrist candidate secures narrow victory amid rising ultranationalism, digital disinformation and ‘stolen vote’ rhetoric

US democracy under siege

As institutional guardrails are swept away, civil society stands its ground

Australia’s powerful rebuke to Trump-style populism

Election result echoes Canada’s rejection of a lurch to the right

From grief to action: demands for democratic renewal across the Balkans

Mass protest movements sparked by national tragedies call for systemic change