Abundance of parties no indicator of democracy
By George Koumoullis The extreme fragmentation of political parties evident in the recent parliamentary elections is worrying because a large number of parties is not necessarily...
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U.S. says following events in Poland “very closely” after EU probe launched
The United States is scrutinising developments in Poland, the U.S. trade czar said on Sunday when asked if Washington was concerned about the European Union’s...
Five years after the Arab Spring
By Gwynne Dyer Five years ago this month, the “Arab Spring” got underway with the non-violent overthrow of Tunisia’s long-ruling dictator, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali....
In first step to power, Suu Kyi holds talks with Myanmar president
By Aung Hla Tun and Timothy Mclaughlin Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi held direct talks with Myanmar’s top general for the first time on...
DISY and AKEL have ‘decapitated democratic pluralism’ small parties say
By Angelos Anastasiou The voting of a law raising the electoral threshold to 3.6 per cent by ruling DISY and opposition AKEL sparked a new...
Egyptians vote in second round of parliament elections dogged by apathy
By Ahmed Aboulenein Egyptians voted on Sunday in the second phase of elections that are meant to restore parliament after a more than three-year hiatus...
Hong Kong students fine-tune plan to take democracy call to Beijing
By Clare Baldwin and Diana Chan Students calling for full democracy for Chinese-ruled Hong Kong are hoping to take their protest to Communist Party rulers...
Fresh clashes in Hong Kong as pro-democracy activists regroup
By Clare Baldwin and James Pomfret Hong Kong riot police used pepper spray and baton charged crowds of pro-democracy protesters on Friday evening as tension escalated...
Democracy is on the ropes
By Nicholas Wapshott Democracy is taking a bashing. On almost every continent, attempts to extend the right of people to choose their own government is...
D-Day was not about democracy
By Gwynne Dyer THE PRESENCE of President Vladimir Putin on the Normandy beaches on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings was planned long before...
