The results of Jakarta's gubernatorial race indicate that the city is more than a mere outlier in this year's regional head ...

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Critics say the Indonesian president’s proposal to have local legislatures appoint regional leaders echoes Indonesia’s ...

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Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne will seek a third term, she said Tuesday, one day after a city councilor announced a bid ...

Amit Shah, Union Home Minister on Tuesday asserted that India's democracy is deep-rooted and that the people of the country ...

Although counterintuitive, the impeachment in South Korea demonstrates the strength of Korean democracy. Yes, it is a messy ...

As state power metastisizes, those carrying out government directives are even less bound by law than they were a few years ...

A nonprofit law group dedicated to protecting the rights of Southern voters of color had more on its plate this year than ...

Stewart Carrell's book, "American Democracy," is a forthright argument for why the United States needs radical change to ...

Observer readers comment on the passage of SB 382 by the Republican state legislature, drug costs, Biden’s pardon and the ...

Readers discuss staying involved during difficult times. Also: Supreme Court ethics; South Korea’s example; too much feedback ...