MGL-Scale and Participation-Sr.2-Dec.9

The three key differences between Greek democracy and ours 
Scale:  - India’s historic general election: 900 million voters
       - 2019 EU Parliament election: 200 million votes out of 400 m. voters
Participation:  - Voting is compulsory for all eligible citizens in Australia 
       - Declining turnout in Tokyo      - Osaka’s 2020 referendum 
       - Declining turnout in US elections (but 2020)
Does direct democracy work in today’s societies? Why?

Speak your answer in three sentences.