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Midterms aren't primarily about the 2 individuals facing off in a given race. It’s about whether Trump’s power is checked or unchecked over the next 2 years. An unchecked Trump would be a cataclysm from which US imperiled democracy might not recover https://t.co/jBrNWZxJwY #Midterms2022 #Trump #DemocracyUnderThreat #US

America is celebrating 250 years led by a malignant narcissist who, thanks to the local system, has not ended up in prison but has incredibly become wealthy. He suppresses democracy and freedoms, supports the oligarchization of the country and nepotism. He threatens world trade and the economy and would not hesitate to attack even allies. Horrible. (translated)

BBC May 17

Colorado Governor Jared Polis faces backlash from fellow Democrats and some Republicans after commuting the prison sentence of former county clerk Tina Peters, a convicted election tamperer, with critics arguing the decision undermines electoral integrity, while Peters expressed remorse for her actions. #ElectionIntegrity #PoliticalControversy #DemocracyUnderThreat #US

Colorado governor faces backlash over clemency for 2020 election denier Tina Peters
BBC May 17

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is facing backlash from Democrats and some Republicans after commuting the prison sentence of former county clerk Tina Peters, a convicted election denier, with critics arguing that the decision undermines trust in democracy and the rule of law. #ElectionIntegrity #PoliticalControversy #DemocracyUnderThreat #US

Colorado governor faces backlash over clemency for 2020 election denier Tina Peters
EL PAÍS May 8

El miércoles se cerró el juicio del caso Koldo, relacionado con una trama de corrupción en el Ministerio de Transportes durante la pandemia, donde el exministro José Luis Ábalos y su asesor Koldo García enfrentan graves acusaciones por enriquecerse con contratos amañados de mascarillas, mientras que el fiscal denunció la falta de controles efectivos para prevenir la corrupción en el sector público y la necesidad urgente de reformas institucionales. #PoliticalCorruption #Judiciary #DemocracyUnderThreat

Sentencia a la corrupción
NOS May 8

Een vuurwerkbom werd gisteravond gegooid in het D66-partijkantoor in Den Haag, waarbij ongeveer dertig aanwezige jongeren in de tuin schuilden en niemand gewond raakte, terwijl de politie een uur later een verdachte arresteerde en politieke partijen het incident als een gevaarlijke aanval op de democratie veroordelen. #DemocracyUnderThreat #PoliticalViolence #FreedomOfSpeech

Nog geen motief bekend voor gooien vuurwerkbom D66-partijkantoor, verdachte zit vast
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N-tv May 8

Die Kommunen in Nordrhein-Westfalen stehen vor einem finanziellen Kollaps mit einem Rekorddefizit von über 9,3 Milliarden Euro, was die Demokratie gefährdet und eine Debatte im Landtag ausgelöst hat. #FinancialCrisis #LocalGovernments #DemocracyUnderThreat

Nordrhein-Westfalen: Kommunen in NRW mit Rekorddefizit - Landtag sucht Ausweg