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Why are people giving up on democracy? – RN Breakfast – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Why are people giving up on democracy? – RN Breakfast – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

New research shows an increasing level of discontent among western democracies, with a diminishing number of people in Australia who believe voting makes a difference. Matt O’Neil and Tim Roxburgh investigate what this growing disenchantment will mean for world politics in 2015.

Despite huge differences between countries, surveys of political attitudes around the western world consistently demonstrate one thing: voters feel let down by the democratic system, and many lay the blame squarely at the feet of the political establishment.

In Australia, just 60 per cent of voters prefer democracy over other forms of government.

The Lowy Institute’s director of polling, Alex Oliver, has been studying this drop in voter confidence, and says the figures are surprising.

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