US President Joe Biden cited the success of the far-right in Italy’s election as evidence of what he said was a threat to democracy around the world, including in the United States.
“You saw it in Italy in this election. You see what’s going on around the world,” Biden told Democratic state governors late Wednesday, referring to far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s victory as Italy’s prime minister.
“We can’t be too optimistic about what’s happening here,” he added, referring to anti-democratic forces led by his predecessor Donald Trump ahead of November’s midterm elections that will determine the dominant party in Congress.
Biden said that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him directly that “democracies cannot survive in the 21st century,” adding, “I don’t want to overdo it, but I also don’t want to “To be an understatement. That’s why I’m so worried.” .
“Democracy is in danger,” he said.
Source: Lebanon Debate
