Half of world's democracies in decline

Half of world's democracies in decline – report

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 30, 2022 10:49 pm

HALF the world's democratic countries are experiencing an erosion of democracy, intensified by war in Ukraine and economic crisis, an international think tank said in a report on Wednesday.

'We're seeing extraordinarily severe headwinds for democracy now, intensified by the political fallout from the economic crisis that started with the pandemic and the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine', International IDEA secretary-general Kevin Casas-Zamora told AFP.

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