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Americans agree that the future of democracy is on the line in the 2024 election but disagree about who poses the biggest threat

By Gary Fields, Linley Sanders, Associated Press

In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future.

Exploring ways to build faith and security in U.S. elections

By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn

Last month, a group of election experts warned that American democracy is under great stress. Their report outlines 24 recommendations spanning law, media, politics and tech to protect American elections. Rick Hasen, the director of UCLA Law School's Safeguarding Democracy…

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U.S. warns of Russian efforts to sow doubt over upcoming elections around the globe

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Encouraged by its success amplifying doubts about election procedures like mail balloting used in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Russian intelligence is trying to do the same in several other countries, according to U.S. intelligence.

Poles cast their votes for centrist opposition parties after years of nationalism, projections say

By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

After a bitter and emotional campaign, voters turned out in droves on Sunday to make their voices known. Final results are expected Tuesday.

Ahead of Poland’s national election, many who struggled against communism feel they are fighting for democracy again

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

In recent years, Poland has seen democratic backsliding, following a path first taken by Hungary.

WATCH: Biden offers dire warnings about Trump in democracy-focused address

By Seung Min Kim, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

The 2024 election is still more than a year away, yet Biden’s focus reflects Trump’s status as the undisputed frontrunner for his party’s nomination despite facing four indictments.

How the war in Ukraine and Russian influence is shaping Slovakia’s upcoming election

By Simona Foltyn, Dan Sagalyn

When the war in Ukraine began, its western neighbor Slovakia was one of the first European Union countries to provide military aid. That support, as well as Slovakia’s westward orientation, could soon be ending. The nation of 5.5 million is…

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Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracy

By Sonia Pérez D., Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

Protests by thousands of Guatemalans this week supporting President-elect Bernardo Arévalo suggest that the efforts by some officials to derail his presidency have awakened a new will among many citizens to defend democracy.

UN rights experts report a rise of efforts in Venezuela to curtail democracy ahead of 2024 election

By Associated Press

A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights violations in Venezuela says the South American country's government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms with use of threats, surveillance and harassment.

WATCH: Biden warns Netanyahu about the health of Israel’s democracy, urges compromise on judicial overhaul

By Josef Federman, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The two leaders sat down and took time to chat one-on-one on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. It was their first meeting since Netanyahu took office at the helm of his country’s far-right government late last year.