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I am not sure about worldwide. I see no trends in Latin America or Africa. Notably, the Mexican president recently decided not to pursue constitutional changes
by CameronNemo 4y ago
I am not sure about worldwide. I see no trends in Latin America or Africa. Notably, the Mexican president recently decided not to pursue constitutional changes to lengthen his rule, despite his supporters calling for that. And despite a stressful transfer of power from Bolsonaro to Lula in Brazil, it did go through without major bloodshed.
But Israel, Turkiye, and India are in a bad state. Netanyahu, Erdogan, and Modi are quickly tightening their grips on their respective governments.
Also I know China is not considered to be a democracy, but the past few leaders before Xi only lasted about 10 years each, while Xi is seeking a much longer rule.
I am not aware of any major changes in Europe, or the rest of Asia.
Israel, Turkiye, India, China, and Russia are heavy weights, though. So definitely something to watch for moving forward.
- arp242 4y agoIt depends a bit which time-frame you use as well. Taiwan and Indonesia have become more democratic since the 90s; Balkan countries (former Yugoslavia) are doing mostly okay today. Possibly some other countries as well. Russia had a "decade of democracy", which also failed quite spectacularly. It doesn't really have a long democratic tradition that you see in other countries.