"representative democracy"

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27 January 2026

Pouria Amirshahi, deputy of the Ecologiste et Social parliamentary group, speaks during the session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 27, 2026.

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#13230091

23 January 2026

Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn (center) and Aquilino Gonnell (right), as well as Metropolitan (DC) Police officer Daniel Hodges (center), listen as Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) questions former U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on January 22, 2026. The police officers attended the hearing to support Smith while he testified about the investigations and indictments of U.S. President Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, as well as unauthorized retention of classified documents.

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#13230086

23 January 2026

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) (right) laughs at Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew's questions for former U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith during a hearing on the investigations and indictments of U.S. President Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, as well as unauthorized retention of classified documents, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on January 22, 2026. Smith withdrew the indictments after Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

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#13228643

22 January 2026

Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) questions former U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the investigations and indictments of U.S. President Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, as well as unauthorized retention of classified documents, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on January 22, 2026. Smith withdrew the indictments after Trump won the 2024 presidential election. The Department of Justice has a policy prohibiting the prosecution of Presidents while in office.

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#13208171

17 January 2026

Supporters of the FDP (Free Democratic Party) stand at an information booth featuring ''Eisbachwelle retten!'' (Save the Eisbach Wave) and ''Munchner Freiheit fur den Eisbach!'' posters at Marienplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on January 17, 2026. The campaign focuses on local issues. This outreach is part of political campaigning for the Bavarian local elections scheduled for March 8, 2026, where residents elect new city council members and the Lord Mayor.

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#13208172

17 January 2026

Supporters of the FDP (Free Democratic Party) stand at an information booth featuring ''Eisbachwelle retten!'' (Save the Eisbach Wave) and ''Munchner Freiheit fur den Eisbach!'' posters at Marienplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on January 17, 2026. The campaign focuses on local issues. This outreach is part of political campaigning for the Bavarian local elections scheduled for March 8, 2026, where residents elect new city council members and the Lord Mayor.

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#13202975

16 January 2026

French MP deputies are in the hemicycle during the session of questions to the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 14, 2026.

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#13203001

16 January 2026

French MP deputies are in the hemicycle during the session of questions to the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 14, 2026.

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#13196422

15 January 2026

A general view of the hemicycle during a session of questions to the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 13, 2026.

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#13196424

15 January 2026

A general view of the hemicycle during a session of questions to the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on January 13, 2026.

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#13194444

14 January 2026

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt attends a question time in the Lower House of Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on January 14, 2026.

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#13194447

14 January 2026

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt attends a question time in the Lower House of Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on January 14, 2026.

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#13194450

14 January 2026

MoP Pascal Meiser of the left faction Die Linke attends a question time in the Lower House of Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on January 14, 2026.

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#13194454

14 January 2026

MoP Marc Henrichmann (CDU) intervenes during a question time in the Lower House of Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on January 14, 2026.

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#13194457

14 January 2026

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt attends a question time in the Lower House of Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on January 14, 2026.

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#13194465

14 January 2026

MoP Katja Mast (SPD) attends a question time in the Lower House of Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on January 14, 2026.

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