Democracy

Russian-led military bloc to start withdrawing troops as detentions near 10,000

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MEPs threaten to block coronavirus recovery package over decline in democracy across member states

Europe’s first major uprising over strict lockdown rules linked to wider ‘curbing of democratic freedoms’

Controversial legislation appears even more stringent ‘both in scope and penalties’ than was feared

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 19 June

Judges overturn 2019 election result, citing ‘widespread irregularities’

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 29 January

Supporters of the proposal say we can no longer rely on rulers to be ‘good chaps’

How seeds and selective breeding paved the way for civilisation

How Ancient Greece gave birth to ‘the most successful political idea of the 20th century’

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced re-run of Istanbul mayoral election following surprise defeat for his party

Anger grows as ruling military junta again postpones election initially promised for 2015

The Guardian joins Damon Albarn and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in calling for radical solution

Globalisation has helped lift hundreds of millions of people above the global poverty line

Government of the oil-rich nation under fire after crackdown on opposition parties

Adel Abdul-Mahdi ‘the butt of social media jokes’ after narrowing down 15,000 applications from members of the public

Report finds that people have more faith in autocratic governments