Let Me Be Your Ruler is a podcast about elections from around the world told through the stories of voters.
This year is set to be a record year for democracy. More than four billion people around the world will be eligible to vote in elections around the world.
It can be easy to turn away from these processes. With campaigns so bogged down in political jargon and nasty strategies, it’s really no wonder that rates of dissatisfaction with democracy are at an all time high.
But no matter how you might feel about your chosen candidates, or democracy itself, these outcomes affect lives, in ways both good and bad. There is so much we can learn from how these things we call elections, and in my opinion, no better source than the people who actually have live with the outcome.
From the 15th to the 17th of March Russian voters will head to a ballot box and make their choice on who they’d like to see lead the world’s largest country over the next six years. However unlike other democracies, the validity of this so-called… Read More
Indonesians will head to the polls on February 14th in a race that has been shaped by modern messaging and an attempt to shake an uncomfortable past. In this episode, you’ll hear from a former punk rocker turned academic and an early career journalist about… Read More
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