Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms

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Worldwide democracies at a crossroads as authoritarians erode freedoms

In November, the world’s most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election. A month later, South Koreans swarmed their legislature to block their president’s attempt to impose martial...

Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms - The Morning Sun

In November, the world's most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election. A month later, South Koreans swarmed their legislature to block their president's attempt to impose martial law. The contrast sums up a year that tested democracy on all sides. Incumbent parties and leaders were battered in elections that covered 60% of the world's population, a sign of widespread disconten…

Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms

The past year has been both a glass half empty and half full for the world's democracies. From Asia to Africa to the Americas, it produced examples of democracy working and citizens standing up against attempted coups or authoritarians.