Democracies need constant reform to stay strong, New Zealand has the chance to do that | Golriz Ghahraman
by Golriz Ghahraman from US news | The Guardian on (#6334V)
My member's bill that will look at political donations and expanding voting rights will soon be read in parliament. We need it to pass
Democracy is a human right that in many ways underpins all other rights.
But the symptoms of weakened democracy are all around us. Even here, in New Zealand, where we have one of the world's least corrupt and most stable democracies, we're not getting it right.
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