With nations unable to address global issues or unify their people, local elections and city alliances can fill the void.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has reported that 2023 saw the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary democracy in nearly 50 years.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Last year had the worst decline in credible elections ... The Stockholm-based organization said its Global Report on the State of the Democracy, which measures democratic ...

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA ... making it the eighth consecutive year of global democratic decline. The international watchdog classifies democratic ...

For its Global State of Democracy indexes ... "Amid this broad context of decline, however, many elections have delivered on their inherent promise as a means of ensuring that the people have ...

Democracy Declined for 8th Straight Year Around the ... The Stockholm-based organization said its Global Report on the State of the Democracy, which measures democratic performance in 158 ...