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Maine voters again endorsed ranked-choice voting, passing a ballot question that keeps alive the first-in-the-nation election system. The Bangor Daily News and Decision Desk HQ called the race just after …
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Liberal democracy is in crisis where it was long thought most securely established. In both Western Europe and the United States, polls suggest voters are losing faith in democratic institutions; …
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By Selahattin Demirtas Mr. Demirtas is the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in Turkey. EDIRNE, Turkey — Turkey will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24. I am one of …
Read MoreAn international commission has formed to try to end meddling in elections in Western democratic nations by Russia and other autocratic countries. The Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity (TCEI), co-chaired …
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Hongkongers are preparing to mark the 29th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on Monday with organisers of the annual candlelight vigil at Victoria Park vowing not to stop calling …
Read MoreAT LEAST 15 COMPANIES with financial ties to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency, have faced hundreds of EPA enforcement actions, which are …
Read MoreIn his State of the Union speech, President Obama called on lawmakers and the public to take a number of steps “to change the system to reflect our better selves” …
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