In a year in which countries representing almost half the world's population called voters to the polls, democracies endured violence and major scares, but also proved resilient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/24/world/politics/democracy-2025-bloodied-unbowed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #southkorea #bangladesh #syria #france #germany #mexico #southafrica #india
Democracy heads into 2025 bloodied but unbowed
Overall, there were no attempts this year to prevent a peaceful transfer of power, but autocracies grew more repressive.Mark Bendeich (The Japan Times)
