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Democracy and society

Greek idol returns

After leaving Syriza, Alexis Tsipras is seeking a new political beginning

By Nick Malkoutzis

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Democracy and society

After the protests is before the reform

Madagascar’s youth-led protests have brought down a president, but without structural reform, old habits of power will persist

By Marjam Mayer

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Democracy and society

Quiet annexation

Step by step, the Israeli government is annexing more parts of the West Bank

By Yael Berda, Tamar Megiddo, Ronit Levine-Schnur

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Democracy and society

‘This is Norway’s prize, not ours’

María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize — yet in Venezuela, the celebration is conspicuously absent

By Anja Dargatz

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Democracy and society

Who’s afraid of educated girls?

The recent internet blackout is only the latest example of the Taliban’s increasingly brutal assault on the rights of girls and women

By Gordon Brown

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Democracy and society

Hope is not naïve optimism

It is a political choice

By Claes-Mikael Ståhl

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Democracy and society

Reflections of a movement, not the nation

Zohran Mamdani’s rise in the New York City mayoral race has sparked rare anti-Muslim rhetoric in mainstream politics

By Kourosh Ziabari

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Democracy and society

Democracy at auction

When governments start selling rights and privileges, democracy ceases to be a contract among citizens and becomes a marketplace for power

By Katharina Pistor

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Democracy and society

Brussels’ new headache?

With Andrej Babiš poised to return as prime minister, Prague’s next government could test EU ties and shift foreign policy priorities

By Pavlína Janebová

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Democracy and society

Between Farage and failure

Under pressure, the British prime minister scored points at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. But his future will be decided elsewhere

By Michèle Auga