With nations unable to address global issues or unify their people, local elections and city alliances can fill the void.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has reported that 2023 saw the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary democracy in nearly 50 years.

For its Global State of Democracy indexes ... "Amid this broad context of decline, however, many elections have delivered on their inherent promise as a means of ensuring that the people have ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Last year had the worst decline in credible elections ... The Stockholm-based organization said its Global Report on the State of the Democracy, which measures democratic ...

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA ... making it the eighth consecutive year of global democratic decline. The international watchdog classifies democratic ...

In its report, the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) said 2023 was the eighth consecutive year with a net decline in overall democratic ...

Democracy Declined for 8th Straight Year Around the ... The Stockholm-based organization said its Global Report on the State of the Democracy, which measures democratic performance in 158 ...

Global Index for Free and Fair Elections Suffers Biggest Decline on Record in 2023, Democracy Watchdog Says STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Lower voter turnout and increasingly contested results globally ...