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Democracy and society

How to bring down an autocrat

After 14 years in power, Serbia’s Vučić has been ousted. What can pro-democracy forces around the world learn from the student movement’s victory?

By Filip Milačić

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Democracy and society

The illusion of victory

Israel’s opposition is already celebrating a new beginning. But Netanyahu remains firmly in the game, and political change is far from certain

By Ralf Melzer

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Democracy and society

Winning isn’t enough

The Democrats may be closing in on victory in the US midterms, but they still have some soul-searching to do

By Reinhard Krumm

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Democracy and society

United against Bolsonaro

Eleven million people, one WhatsApp group and a campaign built like a military operation. Brazil just rewrote the rules of digital campaigning

By Jan Souverein

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Democracy and society

Israel’s last chance

Israel’s next election is about more than Netanyahu. His defeat would not guarantee change, but another victory could cement the status quo

By Tal Schneider

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Democracy and society

A fire waiting for a spark

The upcoming elections in Serbia will pin two political camps against each other. The potential for violence is high, but the EU can still change that

By Dinko Gruhonjic

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Democracy and society

The knight in shining armour?

France’s struggling Parti socialiste faces big problems. Their solutions: gambling all on a new man at their head

By Adrienne Woltersdorf

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Democracy and society

A generation takes notes

France’s school crisis exposes a deeper failure: a state struggling to deliver equality but quick to enforce order

By Baris Cayli Messina

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Democracy and society

A roof, a right, a reckoning

Spain’s housing crisis has brought down the government. Now Pedro Sánchez wants to use this, of all things, to mobilise the left-wing electorate

By Valeska Hesse, Daniel Reichart

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Democracy and society

Ensnared by success

Lula’s policies have transformed Brazil, and with them, people’s expectations. Now the Left must find answers to these changing demands

By Jan Souverein