Thank you Justin Kempf for the reviews. democracyparadox.com/2023/01/02/5-must-read-books-about-democracy-from-2022/

Transparency International Maldives deserves praise for its clear and fair reminder that political parties do not own state resources if elected. ANFREL, a wonderful resource, amplifies the point needed to…

Whether it is structural gerontocracy or a lack of interest by younger people, elected politicians under the age of 40 are rare. In a well-received new book for the University…

orderpaper.ng/new/ Nigeria’s parliament (NASS) is covered extensively by the media outlet, Orderpaper. The executive director is Mr. Oke Epia, a long time journalist and civil society entrepreneur. As a online…

Frank Bainimarama, the preceding PM, did reasonably well in the parliamentary election in December 2022 securing a plurality of 26 seats in the 55-seat House for his Fiji First party.…

Aubrey C. Norton was elected an MP in April 2022 by-election and sworn in as Leader of the Opposition. Starting out as a youth leader, he served as foreign affairs…

https://tnc.news/2022/12/14/trudeau-poec-interview/ True North News reported on the Prime Minister’s recent testimony at the Public Order Committee – shades of Robespierre. Trudeau was defending Bill C-11, which deals with content on…

The point of this blog is to raise the title question, using as an example Tunisia in its upcoming parliamentary election. The follow up blog, after the election, will seek…