Slovakia: Post-Communist Trompe L’Oeil?

Last month’s parliamentary elections in Slovakia signaled the country’s ongoing normalization and integration into the European fold since its formal accession into the EU more than six years ago. This last election was not marred by intimidation and irregularities that so often have accompanied countries transitioning into democracy. Indeed like many new member states from…

Move over India? Information Requests Highlight the Lavish Lifestyle of South African Officials

This post continues the Commons’ recent focus on Access to Information regimes from around the world. Today, the spotlight is on South Africa. Headlines in Johannesburg this morning read: Over R1.5 Billion was wasted by Your Government this Year! That’s quite a claim and it’s coming from the leading opposition party coalition, the Democratic Alliance…