Australia (soon the last bastion of social democracy) is in a very good position to watch and learn from the ongoing political debacles around the globe. Watch and learn Australia. And be warned…
“Let Australia consider itself warned, that with the eventual arrival of republican government, a decision to elect the president by popular mandate would absolutely be the wrong outcome.
The V-Dem Institute’s report for 2024 shows that the shift to autocracy continues to be a dominant trend across the 200 countries covered by their researchers. The level of democracy enjoyed in 2023 has fallen to 1985-levels as an increasing number of autocratising countries impose limits on freedom of expression, manipulate elections and restrict the freedom of association.”
#auspol #DemocracyInDanger #AustralianRepublic #Presidentialism #Parliamentarianism
Source (read more)
https://www.openforum.com.au/forums/presidentialism-is-a-fly-in-the-ointment-of-21st-century-democracy/