This is part of a long-term trend where the Democrats are more and more concentrated geographically. This would not be a problem for them if the presidency were decided by poplar vote. But the Electoral College favours small states at the expense of big ones, which means they are facing an...
While the United States was not the first country to conduct elections, it was the first to implement a Presidential election system under a constitutional framework that established a representative democracy with a clear separation of powers. ...
The immediate motivation for the reform was to secure the legal position in power of the incumbent president, Denis Sassou Nguesso. Sassou came to power in 1997 following a civil war, which brought an end to Congo-Brazzaville’s brief five-year flirtation with a semi-presidential democracy. In...
"When it is over, no matter who wins, we will be more divided, with our fragile democracy and our country's unity at greater risk," said James Zogby, president of the Washington-based Arab American Institute. September: Polarizing debates On Sept 10, Harris and Trump faced off for the ...
India has had the death of it’s democracy predicted many times, yet it’s still doing fine. On the flip side Thailand which was doing well is now under a military dictatorship. The Iraqis will be the ones that decide what road they will take. Log in to Reply Danny the Red (hair)...
I truly do believe that we are the arsenal of democracy, and we are the leader of the free world and continuing to stand with Ukraine to support their fight. They are consistent with the conservative principals first articulated by Ronald Reagan." In a March statement, Nikki Haley said, "...
In a presidential message, Duterte said Aquino's example should guide the nation in uplifting the vulnerable sectors of the society and in ensuring that Filipinos continue to enjoy freedom, democracy and the rule of law. On Ninoy Aquino Day, Duterte tells Pinoys to safeguard freedom, democracy ...
It’s what the current constitutional order says, it’s what democratic majorities at least in the swing states and the Electoral College have said, and that means we’re in a new world for this country. But the sort of preservation of American democracy and the constitutional order beg...
In execution, the attacks are brazen, very public, and also galling in an apparently Westernized and English-speaking democracy. Even more so, in one of Asia's fastest-growing economies. This isn't about growing income disparity, and aggrieved people being left behind. This is about ...
“At this moment, the stakes are too high and we have to focus. Democracy is on the line. Everything we value as Democrats, as a country, is on the line. And we have to stop being distracted.” 上午6:06 GMT+8 President Biden welcomed world leaders to the NATO summit with lofty ...