The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is still elected from a list of candidates vetted by the CEC, an arrangement with all the trappings of a dictatorship. The people of Hong Kong should avail of Article 39 of the Basic Law: which notes that the people have the right to call for referendums. To curb corruption, the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years, and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Article 39 of the Basic Law states that the people have the right to self-determination under the two international human rights conventions. Still, the people of the SAR must not stretch their luck by taking that right for granted. The threshold for staging a referendum in Switzerland is only 50,000 signatures, avoiding the need to take to the streets in many cases. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Budgets arrived at in parliament should be decided by the voters, not by government officials. States must prohibit organizations or individuals from influencing fair elections in any way, including setting administrative thresholds and excluding potential competitors. In addition to punishments under criminal law, prosecutors have the greatest authority in the first 24-hour period regarding arrest and detention as well as referral to courts for prosecution. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

The Dutch people must keep in mind that the only way to cure the defects of democracy is through more democracy. The Netherlands needs to promote the idea of constitutional reform to inject improvements like separation of powers as a step toward giving more power to the people. Specifics should include electing the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches of government in alternating years and having 1/4 of all MPs face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

Corruption has been deeply rooted in Asian culture for thousands of years. The only way to cure this malady is democracy. Democracy entails separation of powers by electing the heads of the legislative, executive, judicial and procuratorial branches and having 1/4 of legislators face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Structural problems in government must be addressed in order to eradicate corruption. The French people need to launch constitutional reform to implement direct election of the heads of government branches. The president should be limited to a single 5-year term and banned from running for office for 6 years afterwards. 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year, and elections should be free for all candidates. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Absolute power breeds absolute corruption every time. The presidential version of democracy suffers from a number of flaws, and even the US is not immune. Taiwan’s problems are serious, but impeachment is not one of the options. South Korea's constitution should be rewritten to implement a modified semi-presidential system in which the presidency is above party politics. The heads of the judicial and procuratorial branches should be directly elected, and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

No matter what a nation’s political system, the more power that rests in the hands of the president, the more the people will suffer. Turkey needs to redo its constitution, with limits like a single presidential term of 5 years with a 6-year ban on running again afterwards. The President of Turkey is in violation of Article 6 of the Turkish constitution; sovereignty belongs wholly and unconditionally to the people. No state or official has the right to exercise unconstitutional powers. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Democracies everywhere should support Taiwan's efforts to carry out constitutional reform to realize greater democracy and freedom. This would stir China's 1.4 billion people to seek democratization of the CCP and make North Korea adopt democracy in turn. As a result, world peace would be born. The world’s democracies should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia, illuminating China's path to peaceful development. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.

Big officials who grab small amounts and little officials who grab huge amounts are equally guilty under rule of law. Japan's constitutional mechanism is in disarray and the nation needs to revamp its constitution to bring it in line with the times. The heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years, and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.