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People stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station as voting starts in the first phase of India's general election in Chennai, capital of India's Tamil Nadu. The country has recently seen a decline in democratic accountability, according to the 2024 Berggruen Governance Index. (Photo by R. Satish Babu / AFP)

Governance researchers ask: 'Can we still call India a democracy?

After the turmoil of recent US election cycles the United States still has a strong rating in the Democratic Accountability Index, a component of the 2024 Berggruen Government Index, but the country is now being mentioned in the same sentence with systems veering into autocracy by the investigators of the BGI report. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)

US governance decline: 'Democracies rarely implode quickly'

After years of improvement, now a step backwards in terms of democratic accountability. Protests are taking place again in Tunisia, like here seen not far from the Tunisian parliament in the capital Tunis, on March 20, 2022. (Photo by Fethi Belaid / AFP)

Tunisian governance 'backsliding' as Arab Spring gains prove fleeting

Prof. Helmut K. Anheier speaks on stage during the 2024 Berggruen Governance Index at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. The forum aims to foster discussions on best governance practices and explore sustainable solutions for strengthening democratic governance and promoting global stability. (Jordan Strauss/AP Images for Democracy News Alliance)

Most of the world is living under eroding democratic accountability

Researcher: World facing era 'where democracy is on the defensive'

The Democratic Accountability Index 2021 of the 2024 Berggruen Governance Index tracks the accountability of the institutions, the electoral accountability and the societal acountability of a wide range of countries. (Graphic by PA Media for DNA)

Report: Most people live where democratic accountability is eroding

Overpayments plunging benefit claimants into financial crisis

Natalie Pinkham is one of many well-know celebrities urging people to sign the backtofamily.org petition

Stars back global campaign to make orphanages history

Tougher times for India's democracy under Modi's reign. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal is greeted by cheering supporters a day after his release on bail by India's top court. A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that his country was facing "dictatorship". (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP)

Researchers find 'democracy challenged' in global governance rankings

OVO has launched OVO Beyond, an innovative new take on a customer rewards programme - available for free via the OVO app

OVO launches UK’s first ‘Energy Savings Account’ to bank EV miles and unlock discounts

All NHS Trusts paying the most for Data Breach Claims between 2020-2023

The NHS Trusts paying a fortune for data breach claims amid ‘worrying’ rise in the UK

Vicki Ross who served 22 years in the Army and now plays for Leicester Tigers’ wheelchair rugby team, has struggled with chronic pain for more than a decade