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Could 2026 be the year that democracy fought back? | David Van Reybrouck

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Elections are never enough by themselves, but the stunning results from Serbia, Brazil and Hungary have given us hope in dark times It is undoubtedly too early to declare victory, but the recent electoral defeats of Viktor Orbán , Aleksandar Vučić and…

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