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# Bad democracy
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/19425/
- Published: 2005-10-29T16:10:12.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:34:23.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:15

An [Anti-Uribe blogger](http://antiuribe.blogspot.com/2005/10/el-regalo-de-uribe.html?ref=opendemocracy.net) in Columbia, links to Isabel Hilton's article, [Álvaro Uribe’s gift: Colombia’s mafia goes legit](http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-protest/uribe%5F2958.jsp) and says he feels it shows that scepticism in the world is greater than the Columbian press - or government - would make it seem. Is anybody as surprised as I am that Silvio Berlusconi is [leading](http://www.opendemocracy.net/servlet/DoVote?pollId=6&bd=true) over Uribe in the current results of openDemocracy's [BAD democracy awards](http://www.opendemocracy.net/bad%5Fdemocracy/index.jsp)? Ibn ad Dunya on [Fustat](http://fustat.blogspot.com/2005/10/bad-democracy-award.html?ref=opendemocracy.net) nominates his own candidates for Egypt and the Arab world. In Norway, an oD fan [votes](http://spaces.msn.com/members/spoiltheparty/Blog/cns!1pVW2G3odSWzmvnKz6Ond27g!249.entry?ref=opendemocracy.net) for John Bolton.