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“Most democracies die at the ballot box”

Season 1 Episode 1 | 4m 01s

India, Brazil, Poland, Hungary, Hong Kong, and other states throughout the world have in recent years seen an erosion of democracy as populist leaders take control of countries, both through elections or sometimes through violent coups. “You've seen countries that had tentatively reached towards democracy after the fall of communism, most importantly, Russia, which have fallen back."

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