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Buying votes in the next election will be “useless” as people are not going to listen to or do what vote buyers want, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday.

The overwhelming victory for Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the presidential election in the Philippines signals voters’ growing disillusionment with liberal democracy and a penchant for a strong ruler.

In an auditorium packed with thousands of supporters, Brazil's leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched on Saturday (May 7) his presidential candidacy for this October's election, calling for unity around democracy.

Taiwan has raised its alert level since Russia's invasion of Ukraine but has not reported any signs of an imminent attack from China.

Thailand might not seem an obvious place for recruits to Ukraine's efforts to raise an international volunteer force to defend against Russia's invasion. But for Chanaphong Phongpai, the cause is fit for members of the pro-democracy movement that protest a military-backed government.

"This election is crucial. Nothing less is at stake than our democracy," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an announcement.

The United States Senate—led by Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell—passed a bipartisan Myanmar (originally “Burma) amendment in the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support democracy in Myanmar. It will be sent to President Biden’s desk for his signature.

Ambassador Han Zhiqiang delivered a speech on Saturday at the inauguration ceremony of the 16th Chairperson of the Thai-Chinese President Club, stating that the Summit for Democracy by the US is an outright farce.

WASHINGTON - For two days last week, President Joe Biden gathered, virtually, representatives of more than 100 countries for what was billed as a "Summit for Democracy." The goal was to rally nations in the face of rising authoritarianism around the world. "Democracy needs champions," the president said.

Washingtons selection of participants looks like return to Cold War paradigms

The exclusion of Bangladesh from US President Joe Bidens Summit for Democracy has triggered surprise, questions and caution among foreign relations analysts, especially as there is no clear explanation given though Washington considers Dhaka its strategic ally in the Asia-Pacific.

The Biden administration included Taiwan among the 110 invitees to its upcoming democracy summit, the State Department announced on Tuesday night, a move thats intended to show solidarity with a key regional partner but risks angering China.