Electoral officials proclaimed opposition figure Felix Tshisekedi the victor of the election to replace Joseph Kabila who has ruled Democratic Republic of Congo for 18 years. . ... Felix Tshisekedi, leader of the Congolese main opposition party, the Union for Democracy and Social..…
New Democracy Party Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed on Wednesday to all democratic forces of the opposition to form common progressive front against SYRIZA-led government.. ..…
Here we are, two and half years later, and democracy is under constant attack by host of malevolent populist forces.., debaucherous eau de Novichok assassins, Bernie Sanders, French, emboldened non-exploding mail bomb bombers, Jeremy Corbyn's Nazi Death Cult, and brain-devouring..…
'I am concerned about the whole idea of democracy in Uganda. Uganda needs to prosper and it needs a good democratic system. ..…
Recently, he laudably called for a progressive internationalism that puts human rights and democracy at its heart. But on key issues — like supporting Trump’s protectionism against China — he falls short, following the traditional social democratic practice of promoting a left..…
Around the world, populist politicians on the right are winning elections by warning demagogically that representative democracy and human rights policies are too weak to protect hardworking, native-born families against threats from beyond their national borders—especially terrorists and..…
On November 9, Philipp Scheidemann, a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP), seized the moment to declare the founding of a new republic. . ... Like many academics, Klemperer welcomed the republic and attached himself to the newly founded German Democratic..…
Rape, forced marriage and abduction have become standard tactics in conflicts from Syria to Yemen, and from Democratic Republic of Congo, to Nigeria, South Sudan and Myanmar.. ... In Democratic Republic of Congo, violence and clashes between security forces and armed..…