A child walks past Mongolians holding up banners at a protest against offshore account holders in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in March.
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While democracy is struggling globally and especially in Asia, Mongolians continue to vote and engage.
Riot police in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Research shows how politics can easily halt reforms that require time to take effect.
EMILY’s List helps elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates to office.
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.
Former President Mwai Kibaki (bottom left) and opposition leader Raila Odinga (bottom right) sign a power-sharing agreement in February 2008.
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Kenya must address the problem of tribalism and ethnic violence. To do this leaders must critically examine the concept of political ideology.
Youth isn’t always wasted on the young.
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Before the 2017 election, young voters were dismissed as lazy; now they’ve started voting in numbers, they’re being stereotyped as naive.
Republican candidate for Georgia’s Sixth District congressional seat Karen Handel declares victory with her husband Steve.
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But there’s little evidence the high spending changed any minds, says a political scientist who lives in the district.
Macron during the first round of parliamentary elections on June 11, 2017.
REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
France’s new En Marche! party is on track to win 400 legislative seats, another victory for the country’s young president.
The face of the British left.
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From outcast campaigner through looming electoral disaster to near-triumph, Corbyn’s remarkable political journey is far from over.
Surprise!
EPA/Gerry Penny
Hitting a moving target is hard, and young people don’t always do what’s expected.
Starting them young.
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Younger voters have been patronised and overlooked for too long – and when politics is meaningful for them, they take part with gusto.
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A new generation of workers has underpinned a successful election for Jeremy Corbyn. But can they be harnessed to recreate the power of the poll tax protests?
At last! A day without interviews!
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I didn’t hear the news today. Oh boy.
A woman votes in Zambia. Beyond multi-party systems and regular elections, many countries resemble very little of true democracies.
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Democracy is in a parlous state in many countries in southern Africa. Autocrats hold onto power, while electorates have little to choose from at the polls.
Let’s find out.
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If the 2017 polls are to get the election right, they have to nail one variable in particular: turnout among the young.
President Obama and the cast and crew of ‘Hamilton’ in NYC, 2015.
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Over the past 300 years, Western educated elites have debated, founded and expanded the right to vote.
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga briefing the media in 2008 after post-election turmoil.
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Media coverage of elections is changing as the industry adopts new practices and politicians become more invested in their personal brands. But can the press remain objective?
Hassan Rouhani’s supporters have high hopes for a second term.
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The election TV debates have shown the candidates to be out of touch.
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The chancellor looks ever more secure as a surge by the SPD falls flat in North-Rhine Westphalia.
Young at heart.
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Registration data and polling alike tell an encouraging story for once.
Macron votes.
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Being president of France won’t be easy for Emmanuel Macron. Without the support of an established political party, his legislative agenda may go nowhere fast.