DEMOCRACY

ELECTIONS AND BEYOND

Fresh hope for civil society: right-wing populist defeated in Slovenia

Victory of new party raises hope that civic freedoms will be respected

Mexico: recall referendum ruse leaves no one satisfied

President López Obrador fails to benefit from manipulating direct democracy mechanism

A close call for French democracy

Even if it loses this time, the fear is that the far right is getting closer to power

Costa Rica at the polls: voting or gambling?

Apathy and fragmentation yield unexpected results

CENTRAL AMERICA

Hungary’s election a grim day for civil society

Viktor Orbán’s latest win signals a further assault on rights

South Korean election: women’s rights the biggest loser

Presidential race winner profits from anti-feminist backlash

Myanmar: junta’s economic power in the firing line

Businesses that prop up military rule under pressure to withdraw

Belarus: ceremonial referendum confirms Putin’s power

Constitutional changes open the door to Russia’s nuclear missiles

Canada: trucker protests set off alarms

No country is immune to the far-right challenge

Coup contagion spreads to Burkina Faso

Failure of governments to deliver is enabling military rule