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1992 and July 1998, both election years, when satisfaction with the country’s democracy peaked at 70 percent.
It again peaked in September 2010, a few months after the election of the late Benigno Aquino III, at 69 percent.
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Preference for democracy has been above 50 percent since June 2015.
democracy” in its Democracy Index 2022.
Satisfaction, however, fell to a disappointing 44 percent in June 2004, a month after the controversial polls that re-elected Gloria MacapagalArroyo.
Meanwhile, those who said that an authoritarian government can be preferable to a democratic one “under some circumstances” rose from 20 percent in April 2021 to 26 percent in December 2022, a point shy of the record 27 percent obtained in a September 2010 survey.
From 54th in 2021, the country improved to 52nd out of the 167 countries and territories included in the annual index. “Flawed democracies” are those that have free and fair elections and where basic civil liberties are respected, but there are significant weaknesses in some aspects, including governance, political culture and participation. n
Weber pleaded not guilty to two counts of battery, but as of the judge’s April 18, he is facing two counts of felony battery without the hate crime charges.
The videoed incident occurred stressed. “Even those who will handle case for us claim that is a big strong case.” on May 13, 2022 at a McDonald’s drive-thru lane on Victory Boulevard. After Weber rearended the Roques’ vehicle, he
(Inquirer.net)
