27-10-2026 (Important News Clippings)
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Date: 27-10-26
Economy, Not Ideology
When populists and autocrats lose, is the vote on political theory or economic reality?
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There’s a view, supported by research, that democracy is in danger. Per Sweden’s V-Dem Institute, the average person has about the same democratic freedoms now as in 1978. So, it’s tempting to read election results from Brazil and Serbia as an endorsement of democracy. In Brazil, voters narrowly denied Flavio Bolsonaro, a candidate with undisguised authoritarian tendencies, and gave Lula another term. In Serbia, they roundly…
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