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Respect for the law, institutionalization and the rule of law worked in United States to prevent the chaos that was experienced at the Capitol on Wednesday from getting bigger, analysts say.
It was amazing what happened, but at the same time gratifying to see how respect for the decisions of the electoral institutes prevailed.
“The reflection is that United States just as the entire American continent is suffering from attrition, and that attrition comes first, because leadership is not in any way allowing respect for institutions to be achieved in those countries, ”he said. Luis León, From’ Dutch Institute for Democracy.
Luis León, Dutch Institute. |
The protests a United States to prevent the Senate from certifying Joe Biden and the vice president as president Kamala Harris, Only reflected the reality of democracies in Latin America.
It caused a stir, but they also realized the implications of empowering those who do not respect the law, the institutional, says the expert on issues related to the democracy.
opportunity
For the expert in international affairs Graco Pérez, What has happened is an opportunity, because when the waters recede, I would expect the US authorities to become aware of and support electoral projects in those countries.
“It ‘s a chance because United States support transparent electoral processes, with resources, technologies, with a new government and officials who establish peace relations. Let it be the model closest to a democracy and we are not left in a pure electoral event, “Pérez said.
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know- At the shout of “Trump won,” thousands of supporters of the president stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. |
The analyst considers it vital to democracy United States was that it was shown that institutionalization works and that the Republicans themselves realized that the president is not on the Constitution.
“It was a step backwards, they took it upon themselves to put aside, because they saw that first was respect for the law. I would expect them to support the fight against corruption and institutionalization. be a test for democracy, ”he explained.
For experts, it needs to be analyzed to what extent the leaderships that are sitting in the executive chairs on our continent really have a thought beyond self-interest.