Etiket: Democracy
A crowd celebrates 50 years of democracy in Portugal
(Lisbon) Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Lisbon on Thursday to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, a bloodless coup led by young officers…
American democracy tested by Donald Trump’s criminal trial
By taking his place in the defendant’s chair in a Manhattan court Monday morning, Donald Trump not only made history by becoming the first former American president to face a…
REPORTING. Faced with Modi’s authoritarian drift, is India still the largest democracy in the world?
Indians are called to vote from Friday to elect their assembly. These results may or may not renew the current Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, for a third term. But its…
God Save the King and protect our democracy
This week, in addition to having voted against the bill of Acadian MP René Arseneault who wanted to make the oath to the king optional, conservative elected officials sang God…
“The great threat weighing on democracy is its disorder, its weakening”
Every day, a personality invites itself into the world of Élodie Suigo. Thursday April 11, 2024: former President of the Republic François Hollande. He has just published in the collection…
The weak point of our democracy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to testify this Wednesday before the Commission on Foreign Interference in the Democratic Process, chaired by Judge Marie-Josée Hogue. A commission that he will…
Trump is the main danger to American democracy, says Biden
(Washington) President Joe Biden accused his opponent Donald Trump of representing the main threat to American democracy, in an interview broadcast Tuesday on the country’s main Spanish-language television channel. Posted…
the future presidential council promises to restore “public order and democracy”
The upcoming presidential transitional council promises to appoint “a Prime Minister, with whom he or she will constitute a government of national unity.” Published on 03/28/2024 09:29 Update on 03/28/2024…
Donald Trump could be good for democracy
No, I’m not going to suddenly apologize for Donald Trump and present him as an ardent defender of American democratic institutions. I regularly receive messages from Quebec supporters of the…
Poilievre “despises” Quebecers and democracy, accuses Trudeau
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre demonstrates a “deep contempt for democracy and Quebecers” when he asks “what is the Bloc Québécois for,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was indignant on Wednesday. “Even…
Usefulness of the Bloc Québécois | Poilievre “despises” Quebecers and democracy, accuses Trudeau
(Ottawa) Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre demonstrates “deep contempt for democracy and Quebecers” when he asks “what is the Bloc Québécois for,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was indignant on Wednesday. Posted…
Saving democracy: curbing incivility in politics
In an ideal world, politics represents the pinnacle of our civilization, a domain where the debate of ideas prevails over sterile confrontation. Yet the escalation of incivility in politics highlights…
Presidential election in Mexico | Demonstration in defense of “democracy”, Sheinbaum formalizes his candidacy
(Mexico City) Mexico experienced a first electoral warm-up on Sunday with a demonstration in defense of “democracy”, the day when the government candidate for the next presidential election, of which…
Wars and political polarization | Democracy suffers around the world
(Paris) Democratic standards have declined around the world in 2023 due to the spread of wars, authoritarian practices and the decline in the level of trust in traditional political parties,…
Democracy redacted | The Montreal Journal
Without a good public education system and transparent access to information from our leaders, democracy is meaningless. As much to exercise one’s citizenship as to hold decision-makers fully accountable for…
Ending popular financing could harm municipal democracy
(Quebec) Ending popular financing of political parties as suggested by François Legault would harm municipal democracy, according to the presidents of the two major associations of municipalities in Quebec. Posted…
Sketches | A kind of democracy
The artist Marc Séguin offers his unique take on current events and the world Updated yesterday at 11:00 a.m. Winter is here this week. There are fewer birds at -13…
Elections in Taiwan, a democracy under tension
On January 13, the Taiwanese were invited to the polls, in a context of increased tensions between China and the United States. The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), in favor of…
Courageous democracy | The duty
Saturday’s general election (presidential and legislative) in Taiwan saw the re-election of an “independence” head of state (from the Democratic Progressive Party or DPP) for a third term in a…
American democracy in crisis at the dawn of the primaries
A rare analyst to have glimpsed Hillary Clinton’s defeats against Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Marie-Christine Bonzom has covered seven presidential elections and five presidencies. At the invitation of Dutyshe…