Etiket: democracy
Clotted Democracy – NRC
Why are voters so apathetic? It was the question of the week, after only half of voters showed up for the election last Wednesday. The diagnosis of experts is, in…
The slide of Russian democracy through the eyes of journalists who would give anything for it
The Mourning family throws handfuls of euro notes at the camera. The five-member family sits on two Lamborghinis, brightly colored, and even the baby has fifty in her fists. No…
Voter not warm to elections: turnout lower everywhere
In all twelve municipalities of Drenthe, the turnout during the municipal elections this year is lower than during the elections in 2018. Turnout is lowest in Emmen, while turnout has…
Forum for Democracy sets foot in municipal council: one seat in Rotterdam, one in Sittard-Geleen | Municipal elections 2022
Based on the first exit polls, Thierry Baudet’s Forum for Democracy seems to be getting a foothold in the city council here and there. For example, the party of the…
Forum for Democracy sets foot in municipal council: one seat in Rotterdam, one in Sittard-Geleen | Politics
For a moment, Forum in Rotterdam seemed to win three seats in the exit polls, but that was a mistake by the NOS, the state broadcaster reported a little later.…
Jeroen is committed to democracy with a disability: “Don’t think I can’t do anything”
36-year-old Jeroen Berkelaar will not be sidelined by his disability and this morning he was proud to volunteer at one of the polling stations in Haarlem. A small room in…
The misconception that democracy is simple
A popular complaint is that political reporting focuses too much on individuals. And too little for content; for vision, ideas, and the way in which they are translated into law.…
Activists deface the Forum for Democracy office on Amsterdam’s Herengracht
Activists have defaced the Forum for Democracy office on Herengracht. The word ‘fascist’ can be read both on the door and on the sidewalk. There is also a banner with…
It is doom and gloom with democracy: administrators everywhere pass the ball to each other
From high to low and from national to local, ‘network corruption’ is an issue everywhere, says Willeke Slingerland, lecturer in resilient democracy. Closed administrative networks keep each other’s hands above…
Professor: ‘Local democracy in danger’ | 1Limburg
With the municipal elections just around the corner, Klaartje Peters is sounding the alarm. City councilors have too little influence on large files, the professor warns of local and regional…