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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: What can be done to arrest the trend of democratic decline worldwide?
Description: The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is a Stockholm-based intergovernmental organisation that advocates for democracy worldwide. It has come out with a report on the health of democracies. Titled, ‘The Global State of Democracy 2024: Strengthening the Legitimacy of Elections in a Time of Radical Uncertainty’, the report has found that while one in four countries have improved in democratic metrics, a greater proportion – four out of nine – have declined.It also says that electoral participation has declined, one in three voters live in countries where the quality of elections has declined, and in what is...