Contents tagged with Democracy
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Survey suggests Russians do not view violations by security services as infringing on freedom
According to the results of a survey entitled “The perception of freedom by Russian citizens” conducted by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Russian citizens have nothing against violation of law by Special Services; also, they support state regulation of the economy and censorship. However, at the same time, they refused democracy. It was reported that 1,653 people from all over Russia took part in the telephone survey, mainly Russian citizens (73.9%).
In response to the question “ …
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Moldovan Constitutional Court rules to return to direct presidential elections
The Constitutional Court of Moldova reversed a 16-year-old amendment to the constitution that allowed lawmakers to select the head of state. Following the court’s decision on Friday, Moldovans will now be able to choose their leader through direct presidential elections.
"We think that that the president of the republic is to be elected by the nation," Court President Alexandru Tanase said on March 4th, as reported by TASS.
The court made its decision in response to a complaint filed by …