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2024: A Year Marked by Elections Yet Lacking True Democratic Progress

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025 - by Allegra Nguyen - Leave a Comment

In 2024, a record number of elections worldwide failed to foster democracy, benefiting autocracies and breeding violence rather than progress. The mass disillusionment with elections highlights their disempowering nature, as …

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Abandoning Elections: A New Year’s Resolution for True Democracy

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 - by Carmen Mendez - Leave a Comment

The article posits that the fixation on elections is detrimental to true democracy. It highlights the negative outcomes of the 2024 elections, including the rise of autocracies, violence, and political …