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India’s Elections – A Case of Distorted Democracy?

By Peter Custers
Held in nine rounds over a period of several weeks, India’s national elections have been described as the most massive exercise in vote-casting worldwide.

India’s Women Lose the Election

By Manipadma Jena
“Men just do not want to give up their seats, it’s as simple as that,” says 67-year-old candidate in the Indian election Subhhasini Ali, voicing a gloomy view across women’s groups in India.


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