Tag: democracy
Storming of government quarters – Attack on Brazil’s democracy: the most important answers – News
contents Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro have vandalized the government district in Brasilia. What happened? Radical supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the government district in the Brazilian…
Brazil’s ruling party: Invasion is “announced crime against democracy”
Brazil’s ruling party Invasion is ‘announced crime against democracy’ 01/08/2023 9:58 p.m After hundreds of supporters of Brazilian ex-President Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court, the…
Riots on Capitol Hill: Joe Biden presents medals to “heroes” of democracy
Published on 01/06/2023 at 2:20 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters Washington (Reuters)…
the day American democracy faltered
January 6, 2021 should have been a simple ceremonial day. The elected members of the American Congress had an appointment to certify the result of the presidential election, the winner…
Hands off European democracy
Reserved for subscribers EDITORIAL. The “Qatargate” which is shaking the European Parliament shows the great vulnerability of the institutions of the Union. There are, however, parades. By Luc de Barochez…
Reform of the Electoral Count Act strengthens American democracy
At the last minute, the American Congress passes an important reform to protect the presidential elections: the new Electoral Count Act is intended to prevent another storming of the Capitol.…
Democracy on the brink?: Curiously low voter turnout in Tunisia
Democracy before the end? Oddly low voter turnout in Tunisia 12/17/2022, 8:45 p.m Tunisia is once the democratic hope in North Africa – but the signs point to autocracy. Hardly…
Fight against extremism: Cabinet paves way for democracy promotion law
fight against extremism Cabinet paves way for democracy promotion law 12/14/2022, 12:08 p.m Initiatives against racism can look forward to long-term funding from the federal government in the future. The…
“Our democracy is under attack” deplores the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, reacting to the arrest of a Member of Parliament for corruption
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, expressed her “fury, anger and sadness” about the suspicions of corruption targeting the vice-president of the institution Eva Kaili. “European democracy is…
Suspicions of corruption: the European Parliament denounces an “attack” on democracy
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in Strasbourg, December 12, 2022 (AFP/FREDERICK FLORIN) “European democracy is under attack”: European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Monday forcefully promised to reform the institution…
Nobel Peace Prize Speech: “The war in Ukraine is not a war between two states, but between two systems: authoritarianism and democracy”
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk during an interview in Oslo on December 10, 2022. SERGEI GAPON / AFP This year, the whole of Ukraine was eagerly awaiting the announcement…
Reich Citizens in Switzerland – Objectors to the State – a threat to democracy – News
contents The number of state refusers is increasing. They think the state is a company. This is a problem for democracy. In the middle of the week, several thousand police…