DEMOCRACY

ELECTIONS AND BEYOND

FRANCE: ‘Individual acts of violence will continue to be weaponised to normalise far-right politics’

Aldo Rubert | SWITZERLAND

ZIMBABWE: ‘The government is changing the rules to keep itself in power’

Narshon T Kohlo | ZIMBABWE

SOUTHERN AFRICA

VENEZUELA: ‘People once again believe they can influence what happens in their country’

Pedro González Caro | VENEZUELA

CONGO: ‘The result was already decided before polling stations opened’

Ivan Kibangou Ngoy | REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

GERMANY: ‘The goal is a resilient democracy that doesn’t just react to the far right but builds alternatives’

Lorenz Blumenthaler | GERMANY

PORTUGAL: ‘The far right’s electoral legitimacy can eventually become governmental power’

Jonni Lopes | PORTUGAL

KAZAKHSTAN: ‘This constitution is the final institutional lock on authoritarian rule’

Yevgeniy Zhovtis | KAZAKHSTAN

THE NETHERLANDS: ‘The direction of policy-making will depend on where the government seeks support’

Aïcha Chaghouani | THE NETHERLANDS

NEPAL: ‘The political system only moves when threatened directly’

Anusha Khanal | NEPAL

VENEZUELA: ‘An economically stable authoritarian model could become entrenched’

Verónica Zubillaga | VENEZUELA