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President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

The alliance partners are using official machinery and police to prevent opposition candidates from filing nominations, allege CPI and CPI(M)

The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, says Nigeria’s democratic process depends on the integrity of information available to citizens. Read More: https://punchng.com/democracy-depends-on-credible-information-minister/

Court reserves order on AISA president’s plea challenging police notice seeking peace bond; CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka skip Crime Branch questioning

PDP chieftain, Segun Showunmi, says the death of MKO Abiola and the June 12 struggle profoundly shaped his belief in Nigeria’s democratic development. Read More: https://punchng.com/june-12-abiolas-death-shaped-my-belief-in-democracy-showunmi/

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Justice Elena Kagan says decisions by her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have increased political polarization and weakened democracy in the U.S. She spoke Tuesday, two weeks before the midterm elections, criticizing rulings that weakened the Vo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said voting and elections decisions from her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have helped make the country more politically polarized and less democratic.

The liberal Supreme Court justice took aim at various recent rulings, including one that paved the way for rampant partisan gerrymandering of legislative districts.