ST. PETERSBURG. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Democracy in Russia exists for the people rather than for parties, President Dmitry Medvedev said.
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Sri Lanka's former top military officer who resigned last week promised on Friday to "fight for democracy" amid reports he will challenge the president at upcoming elections.
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The March for Democracy in Auckland this afternoon is over, and speeches are now being made.
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Pakistan faces a "demographic disaster" if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical about democracy, has greatest faith in the military and is resentful of western...
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State Sen. John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville, decried Florida's proposed Hometown Democracy Amendment, saying the measure designed to give citizens more say in land-use code changes would be a devastating blow to development. Thrasher, a newly elected Republican whose District 8 includes Nassau County's coastal area, spoke to Jacksonville Beaches-area Chamber of Commerce members and others Nov. 12 ...
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In Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West Benazir Bhutto writes of her vision of what we need to know and do to bring harmony and understanding between our seemingly conflicting cultures. I highly recommend it.
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Amidst persistent protests against the alleged fraud in the June presidential election in Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared today that the participation of 85 percent of the Iranian population in the elections marks the end of liberal democracy.
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Indonesia is scheduled to hold an international democracy forum to be attended by heads of state and heads of government from Asian countries from Dec. 10 to 12 in Bali, Indonesian foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah said here on Friday. The upcoming forum, called Bali Democracy Forum II, would be the continuation of a similar forum held last year in Bali. "The forum would be ...
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EVENTS surrounding the debate on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Amendment Bill which was passed in the House of Assembly on Wednesday dramatically highlighted an important but often forgotten point: that a strong parliament is essential for democracy.
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JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Indonesia is scheduled to hold an international democracy forum to be attended by heads of state and heads of government from Asian countries from Dec 10 to 12 in Bali, Indonesian foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah said here on Friday.
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