The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this ...

He pioneered first fast fashion and then free speech in Hong Kong, as publisher of its most popular pro-democracy newspaper ... and during his campaign, President Trump committed to securing ...

Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is trying to prevent a top contender from running for president. By Ben ...

The move — four days before my party, the Republican People’s Party, held a primary for the next presidential race ... more than the slow erosion of democracy. It is the deliberate dismantling ...

Romania’s far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu ... “We go together all the way for the same values: peace, democracy, freedom,” Georgescu said in a video posted on Facebook.

‘What democracy is all about’ Trump has certainly embraced the image of a strongman. The president declared, “we are the federal law” and posted on his social media site that “He who ...

‘What democracy is all about’ Trump has certainly embraced the image of a strongman. The president declared, “we are the federal law” and posted on his social media site that “He who ...

Getty Images In a social media post, Georgescu called the ban a "direct blow to the heart of democracy worldwide". Tear gas was fired at supporters of the presidential hopeful as violence broke ...

Trump's supporters say he actually is trying to preserve American democracy by giving voters what they want — a strong president. How strong Trump can become is in question. Courts have paused ...