One of democracy’s greatest strengths is its capacity to face and correct its fallacies. In this spirit, the only response to crises in democracy is more democracy. This International Democracy Day, let’s revisit democracy’s foundational values, and assess its current state.
This International Day of Democracy (observed on September 15), let’s reflect on concerns pertaining to the state of democracy. The United Nations General Assembly designated this day in 2007 with the aim of promoting, upholding, and protecting democracy’s universal essence. But in recent years, a worrying pattern of “democratic backsliding” has emerged across a significant number of states.
By reben10.ramjit@gmail.com 
