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Published on Apr 24, 2025

Lowering the voting age will benefit democracy | Letters

Simon Jenkins disagrees with the government’s proposal to reduce the voting age to 16 (Votes for 16-year-olds? Sorry, but I’m not convinced, theguardian.com, 17 April). But the voting age of 18 is an arbitrary threshold. Quite a recent one too – until 1969 …

Source: The Guardian - Center-left
Published on Apr 25, 2025

Cast your vote in 96FM's Democracy Sausage Countdown!

Thanks to 96FM and Eurochef, we’re setting you up with some very fancy meat. Just enter below and vote for the song you want at Number 1 in 96FM’s Democracy Sausage Countdown, happening on Election Day. And everyone who votes goes in the draw to win a …

Source: 96FM Perth - Pending
Published on Apr 25, 2025

Estonia graduates to a “full democracy” in the Economist Democracy Index

For the first time, the Economist Democracy Index is ranking Estonia as a “full democracy” rather than a “flawed” one as it has done in the past. The Economist Democracy Index 2024, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a division of the Economist …

Source: Estonian World - Neutral
Published on Apr 25, 2025

Nepal’s Royalist Revival? Democracy’s Crisis of Confidence

Every year, on Nepal’s Democracy Day, Gyanendra Shah, the country’s former monarch, addresses his former subjects via video. Shah generally bemoans the state of the country, offers platitudes, and ends with the customary royal invocation of Pashupatinath …

Source: South Asian Voices - Center-left
Published on Apr 25, 2025

Democratic lawmakers exhort Marin supporters to defend democracy

Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, left, and Rep. Jared Huffman enter the gymnasium at College of Marin for a forum in Kentfield, Calif. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Hundreds of people attended the event. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal) Carl …

Source: Marin Independent Journal - California - Neutral
Published on Apr 25, 2025

Senator Rick Scott joins Venezuelan leaders to rally for freedom and democracy

FOX 13's Ariel Plasencia reports. TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Senator Rick Scott joined Venezuelan community leaders in Tampa for a rally Thursday, reiterating his mission to help fight for freedom and democracy in Venezuela. "We have to think about all …

Source: FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida - Indeterminate
Published on Apr 25, 2025

Sen. Rick Scott rallies for Venezuelan democracy

Source: FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida - Indeterminate
Published on Apr 25, 2025

Opinion: Indivisible Hall works for civic engagement, supporting democracy

Source: The Gainesville Times - Georgia - Pending
Published on Apr 24, 2025

Trump calls Harvard ‘antisemitic,’ ‘threat to democracy’

(April 24, 2025 / JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Harvard University in a Truth Social post on Thursday, calling it “an antisemitic, far-left institution.” Harvard has “students being accepted from all over the world that want to rip our …

Source: Jewish News Syndicate - Right-wing
Published on Apr 24, 2025

Local democracy needs to be protected in the age of disinformation

By Municipal Association of Victoria CEO Kelly Grigsby Protests disrupting democratic spaces and processes are becoming increasingly common – a troubling consequence of disinformation fuelling division, distrust, and unrest. It’s a challenging environment …

Source: Local Government Focus - Pending