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“ It's both a pull and a push: democracy needs to be better, but citizens also need to understand why they need to participate in democracy.”
“ The outcome of the Italian election certainly raises concerns in Brussels and adds another link in the political narrative chain of the rise of the far right in Europe, following the rise of Le Pen in France's presidential election earlier this year, and especially the emergence of the Swedish Democrats, an anti-immigration far-right party, as the second party in the recent elections in Sweden.”
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“ No matter where a person is in the world, I believe that in the end they want to decide their own ruler, to speak freely and not to fear for their safety.”
“ The war in Ukraine is a good example of growing authoritarianism. Ukraine was a functioning democracy, albeit a flawed one. When Putin couldn't get the country under control otherwise, he decided to invade it. The war should serve as a reminder: if we don't defend democracy, what will happen next?”
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