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Diamond on ending the Presidential-Debate duopoly

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In a recent article in The Atlantic, CDDRL Director Larry Diamond argues that third-party candidate participation in presidential debates is an essential next-step for democracy in the U.S. Citing numerous challenges facing independents in the country, Diamond believes reform of current debate regulation is necessary to "renew the vigor and promise of democracy" in America. 

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President Obama talks with Ron Klain during presidential debate preparations. Senator John Kerry, at podium, played the role of Mitt Romney during the preparatory sessions.
Pete Souza - The White House
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Diamond on Nigeria's election aftermath

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In an interview with Nigeria's This Day Live, CDDRL Director Larry Diamond comments on the release of a new edition of his 1988 book, Class, Ethnicity and Democracy in Nigeria: The Failure of the First Republic. This newspaper interview marks the occasion and reflects on Nigeria's election aftermath.
 
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General Muhammadu Buhari holding a broom at a campaign rally. Jan. 2015.
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CDDRL fellow comments on political crisis in Burundi

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As a political crisis unfolds in Burundi, CDDRL Pre-doctoral Fellow Ken Opalo comments in The Washington Post on the risk of a military coup and the response of the international community to President Pierre Nkurunz's decision to run for a third-term in office, a violation of the country’s constitution.
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CAPE TOWN/SOUTH AFRICA, 4JUN08 - Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi, captured during the Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum on Africa 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa, June 4, 2008.
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