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Santiago Summit: Leaders agree that democracy is under threat
Progressive leaders convened in Santiago de Chile Monday at the 'Democracy Forever' event hosted by President Gabriel Boric Font, during which they concurred on the importance of strengthening multilateralism in a world facing 'deep uncertainty.' This summit was a continuation of the 'In defense of democracy: fighting extremism' initiative, previously held during the 79th United Nations General Assembly.
The presidents, led by President Gabriel Boric, concluded the meeting in Santiago with darts to the international policy of right-wing governments.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva compared the recent wave of extremism in politics with the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany in the 1930s. The statement was given to journalists, late this afternoon (21), in Santiago, in Chile, where Lula participated in the high-level meeting on the defence of democracy organized by Chilean President Gabriel Boric. “Why are we doing this movement? Because democracy is at risk with extremism as it happened a…
“That threat is not only reduced to military force, as happened in Latin America during the second half of the 20th century, but there are more subtle elements that attack it and end up naturalizing: disinformation, extremism of any sign, the advance of hatred, corruption, the concentration of power and an inequality that undermines trust in the public and the rule of law.” “We believe that democracies are not limited exclusively to electoral pr…
The alliance in defense of democracy will now also include the leaders of other countries, such as South Africa and Honduras, who will participate in the next meeting in September in the run-up to the United Nations General Assembly.
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