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It’s not just the US. Voters everywhere are clipping autocrats’ wings

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 05, 2026 • 09:00 AM
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In country after country that has struggled with creeping authoritarianism and democratic decay, outraged electorates have turned out in record numbers.

It’s not just the US. Voters everywhere are clipping autocrats’ wings

New York | It’s not just the US midterms: an anti-authoritarian wave appears to be crashing over elections around the world.

In country after country that has struggled with creeping authoritarianism and democratic decay, outraged electorates have turned out in record numbers, delivering indisputable victories that have checked the autocratic advance.

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