DEMOCRACY

ELECTIONS AND BEYOND

‘We had hoped the election would lead to a negotiated transition’

Luz Mely Reyes | VENEZUELA

‘Civil society played a crucial role in keeping the far right out of power’

Paymon Azmoudeh | FRANCE

‘Civil society expects the new government to be more receptive and open to dialogue’

Daniela Arias Sánchez | MEXICO

‘We live in a system that’s allergic to pluralism, with a government hostile to critical voices’

Tamara Branković | SERBIA

‘The new president must demonstrate her commitment to gender equality and social justice’

Anaid Alcázar | MEXICO

‘The future of the EU as we know cannot be taken for granted’

Philipp Jäger | EUROPE

‘On human rights, there might be a little light at the end of the tunnel’

Manuel Mercedes Medina | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

‘The entrenched system instils fear, making progress for civil society slow and difficult’

Kirsten Han | SINGAPORE

‘The rise of the far right will make things more difficult, but the EU will remain functional – for now’

Andreas Müller | GERMANY

‘The coalition agreement softened the far-right’s stance, but the new government won’t defend minorities’

Thijs Berman | NETHERLANDS