# democracy - Thursday 7 March, 2019
Venezuela, once among the richest countries in Latin-America, now needs food aid. Only free and fair elections can save the country, writes Eamon Stack.
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# democracy - Saturday 9 February, 2019
‘An impressive spin campaign has been waged to create an illusion that all ‘civilised nations’ support regime change in Venezuela – similar to the ‘grand alliance’ which invaded Iraq’, writes Eilis Ryan.
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# democracy - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
The Government now intends to reform and modernise the electoral registration process.
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# democracy - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
Simon Foy examines politics in the era of Donald Trump, taking in fake news, allegations about Jeremy Corbyn, and the behaviour of Boris Johnson.
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# democracy - Saturday 1 April, 2017
Offices were ransacked and 30 people were injured as a demonstration turned violent.
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# democracy - Sunday 18 December, 2016
A recommendation will likely be made before the end of March.
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# democracy - Tuesday 22 November, 2016
Extending voting rights to emigrants and young people aged 16 and 17 would strengthen, expand and enrich our democratic system, writes James Doorley.
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# democracy - Sunday 20 November, 2016
Although she knows re-election will not be a “cakewalk”.
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# democracy - Wednesday 26 October, 2016
A French-speaking region of Belgium called Wallonia has voted against the trade agreement CETA – and because of this, the deal will most likely not go ahead.
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# democracy - Saturday 16 July, 2016
Why is this happening? TheJournal.ie takes a look at the background.
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# democracy - Friday 15 July, 2016
The military said it has “completely taken over the administration of the country” but President Erdogan has urged people to take to the streets.
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# democracy - Tuesday 21 June, 2016
As the referendum on Brexit approaches, we ask two people living in England for their views
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# democracy - Friday 26 February, 2016
Everything you ever wanted to know about voting, but were too afraid to ask…
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# democracy - Friday 29 January, 2016
‘Just wanted to see if I could get a hamster’.
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# democracy - Sunday 24 May, 2015
This historic vote has served as a catalyst for profound social change by prompting us to think beyond our narrow self-interests and helping us to overcome some of our deepest fears.
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# democracy - Saturday 31 January, 2015
Congratulations, you’ve been elected! Luckily you can avoid living up to any promises you’ve made – just follow this guide.
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# democracy - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
‘The People’s Debate with Vincent Browne’ will be visiting north county Dublin, Galway, Wicklow and Clare next year.
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# democracy - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
The Taoiseach has said there will be a referendum on it next year – do you think it’s a good idea?
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# democracy - Thursday 20 November, 2014
Like many, events of last week and last weekend have shaken my certainty in Irish democracy. The wicked go unpunished and the good go unrewarded.
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# democracy - Monday 10 November, 2014
This week the Government will respond to a recommendation to hold a referendum about placing a citizens’ initiative provision in the Constitution.
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# democracy - Saturday 18 October, 2014
Protesters are angry at what they see as China’s interference with Hong Kong’s independence.
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# democracy - Wednesday 15 October, 2014
Police have begun raiding protest sites and tearing down barricades
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# democracy - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
We’d still have to pay tax if it existed or not.
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# democracy - Monday 6 October, 2014
Schools have reopened and civil servants have returned to work today.
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# democracy - Saturday 4 October, 2014
The city’s chief secretary has again urged them to leave.
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# democracy - Wednesday 1 October, 2014
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests gained a momentum of their own after the catastrophic miscalculation to fire tear gas at peaceful demonstrators.
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The protest will take place at 17.30 today outside the GPO on O’Connell Street.
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Pro-democracy leaders pleaded with residents to understand why the city has been brought to a standstill.
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There’s nothing like missing a good vote to make you homesick.
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# democracy - Tuesday 30 September, 2014
China has condemned the protests as “illegal” but Hong Kong’s leadership has denied speculation that Beijing would send in the army.
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# democracy - Sunday 28 September, 2014
Large parts of the city were shut down by the demonstrations.
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# democracy - Monday 22 September, 2014
Despite the defeat for independence, Scotland and the UK will never be the same again – and Ireland’s relationship with its neighbours will change too.
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# democracy - Tuesday 2 September, 2014
Ireland has the potential to make a difference in two situations that have been raising concerns for human rights groups.
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# democracy - Friday 25 July, 2014
Do we really need to solve the ‘problem’ of low turnout?
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# democracy - Saturday 10 May, 2014
Raymond Whitehead wants to spread the message that there is a democratic way of running countries – “not the dictatorship we have now”.
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# democracy - Thursday 8 May, 2014
The party has 56 percent of the vote, down signficantly from the 66 percent it won at the last election.
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# democracy - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
The run up to the vote had been marked by nostalgic rhetoric and voter fury.
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# democracy - Monday 21 April, 2014
A new museum dedicated to the events of June 1989 will open in Hong Kong this week.
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# democracy - Monday 7 April, 2014
It’s expected that the country’s 814 milion-strong electorate will shy away from the ruling Congress party.
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