Paris, Nov 27, 2024 (AFP) - Bumper election year brings headwinds for liberal democracies

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2024-11-27

Voting by more than half the world's population in 2024 elections has left many liberal democracies facing crises of confidence, political fragmentation and heightened polarisation, with some observers fearing new wind in the sails of authoritarianism. The bumper election year was headlined by the November polls in the United States, democracy's self-described "shining city upon a hill", where Donald Trump emerged victorious. Many post-vote analy......

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