{"id":3327,"date":"2022-10-07T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T10:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/?page_id=3327"},"modified":"2023-01-24T16:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:07:41","slug":"democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wat-we-doen\/democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3327\" class=\"elementor elementor-3327\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac2471a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac2471a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc2263f\" data-id=\"fc2263f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf89fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bf89fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Democracy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e663ed7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e663ed7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a97b061\" data-id=\"a97b061\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-afce75c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afce75c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9139ad2\" data-id=\"9139ad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57347ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57347ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size )\">The FMS aims to promote democracy at home and worldwide. We champion emerging democracies and (social) democrats in countries where freedom is under pressure. We support the development of democratic political parties through trainings at the request of our foreign partners, and maintain an extensive network of international political foundations and partner organisations. We also organise public events on democracy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9aaba0b\" data-id=\"9aaba0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a06014 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a06014\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6329e8\" data-id=\"b6329e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfee5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cfee5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remy_foto-1024x713.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5759\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remy_foto-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remy_foto-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remy_foto-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remy_foto-1536x1070.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/remy_foto-2048x1427.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4571bbf\" data-id=\"4571bbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f0a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42f0a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pvda_congres_500_x_298.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pvda_congres_500_x_298.png 520w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pvda_congres_500_x_298-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8c585b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8c585b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9157b81\" data-id=\"9157b81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-424bb21\" data-id=\"424bb21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277f4fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"277f4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mena_7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mena_7.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mena_7-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/mena_7-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26a9fa8\" data-id=\"26a9fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-868152e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"868152e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02eca4f\" data-id=\"02eca4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d478e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d478e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest news on Democracy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1fe2f4 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c1fe2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21058 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-democracy tag-hongarije tag-peter-magyar tag-viktor-orban location-hongarije region-eu\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/de-vonkjes-van-hoop-uit-de-revolutie-van-peter-magyar\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1280px-Magyar_Peter-300x181.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1280px-Magyar_Peter-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1280px-Magyar_Peter-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1280px-Magyar_Peter-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1280px-Magyar_Peter-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1280px-Magyar_Peter.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Democracy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/de-vonkjes-van-hoop-uit-de-revolutie-van-peter-magyar\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe sparks of hope from P\u00e9ter Magyar's revolution\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/de-vonkjes-van-hoop-uit-de-revolutie-van-peter-magyar\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The sparks of hope from P\u00e9ter Magyar&#039;s revolution\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t16\/04\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21042 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-democracy category-klimaat tag-albania tag-europese-unie tag-just-transition location-albania region-eu region-zuidoost-europa\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/it-aint-easy-going-green-part-2-albania\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21045\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Democracy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/it-aint-easy-going-green-part-2-albania\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIt ain't easy going green, part 2: Albania\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/it-aint-easy-going-green-part-2-albania\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about It ain&#039;t easy going green, part 2: Albania\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t09\/04\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-democracy tag-oekraine tag-oorlog tag-rusland location-oekraine region-oost-europa\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/leven-in-bezet-oekraine-verhalen-van-buiten-het-zicht\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Leven-in-bezet-Oekraine-Ardy-Beld-boek-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Leven-in-bezet-Oekraine-Ardy-Beld-boek-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Leven-in-bezet-Oekraine-Ardy-Beld-boek-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Leven-in-bezet-Oekraine-Ardy-Beld-boek.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Democracy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/leven-in-bezet-oekraine-verhalen-van-buiten-het-zicht\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLife in Occupied Ukraine: Untold Stories\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/leven-in-bezet-oekraine-verhalen-van-buiten-het-zicht\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Life in occupied Ukraine: stories from out of sight\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t08\/04\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-21016 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-democracy category-klimaat tag-europese-unie tag-just-transition tag-montenegro location-montenegro region-eu region-zuidoost-europa\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/it-aint-easy-going-green-part-1-montenegro\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5301725_shutterstock-1467144854_ff-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5301725_shutterstock-1467144854_ff-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5301725_shutterstock-1467144854_ff-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5301725_shutterstock-1467144854_ff-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5301725_shutterstock-1467144854_ff.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Democracy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/it-aint-easy-going-green-part-1-montenegro\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIt ain't easy going green, part 1: Montenegro\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/it-aint-easy-going-green-part-1-montenegro\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about It ain&#039;t easy going green, part 1: Montenegro\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t01\/04\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20988 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-democracy region-eu\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/von-der-leyens-denken-in-eigenbelang-is-een-gevaar-voor-alles-waar-europa-voor-staat\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36939032441_f427dd7c91_b-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20990\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36939032441_f427dd7c91_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36939032441_f427dd7c91_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36939032441_f427dd7c91_b-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/36939032441_f427dd7c91_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Democracy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/von-der-leyens-denken-in-eigenbelang-is-een-gevaar-voor-alles-waar-europa-voor-staat\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVon der Leyen's self-interested thinking is a danger to everything Europe stands for\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/von-der-leyens-denken-in-eigenbelang-is-een-gevaar-voor-alles-waar-europa-voor-staat\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Von der Leyen&#039;s self-interested thinking is a danger to everything Europe stands for\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t16\/03\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-democracy tag-bukele tag-democratie tag-el-salvador tag-latijns-amerika tag-midden-amerika location-el-salvador region-latijns-amerika\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/het-model-bukele-een-exportproduct-van-democratische-erosie\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nayib-bukele-talks-at-his-inauguration-ceremony-166699-1024-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20972\" alt=\"Bukele tijdens een speech in El Salvador\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nayib-bukele-talks-at-his-inauguration-ceremony-166699-1024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nayib-bukele-talks-at-his-inauguration-ceremony-166699-1024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nayib-bukele-talks-at-his-inauguration-ceremony-166699-1024-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nayib-bukele-talks-at-his-inauguration-ceremony-166699-1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Democracy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/het-model-bukele-een-exportproduct-van-democratische-erosie\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Bukele model: an export product of democratic erosion\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/het-model-bukele-een-exportproduct-van-democratische-erosie\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Bukele model: an export product of democratic erosion\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/doe_mee\/\">this page<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ac4fa3\" data-id=\"2ac4fa3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbe785 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"acbe785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"\/en\/doneer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FMS aims to promote democracy at home and worldwide. We champion emerging democracies and (social) democrats in countries where freedom is under pressure<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4978,"parent":35,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3327","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3327\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foundationmaxvanderstoel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}