Kommentar: Auch Brasilien stimmt für einen Autokraten – Warum die Demokratie abgewählt wird
Weltweit entscheiden sich immer mehr Wähler für Herrscher, die keinen Sinn für Demokratie haben. Wer etwas dagegen tun will, sollte zwischen kurzfristig und langfristig wirksamer Politik unterscheiden.
Election recommendations, it seems, should universally apply: only select politicians willing to accept potential re-election. Otherwise, this may very well be the last time voters have a chance to cast their ballots. This risk is increasingly accepted by voters worldwide. Sunday's Brazilian election serves as a particularly clear example: 56 million Brazilians voted for Flávio Bolsonaro, making him the frontrunner for a runoff on October 25th.
If he wins, he would likely rehabilitate his father, the former president who in 2022 attempted to incite a coup after a lost election. If the Bolsonaro clan triumphs this time, there is a fear that they will never again face a free election. Americans, too, brought a president to power in Donald Trump, who outright denies why elections should be fair and free.
In 2020, he attempted to alter election results retroactively. In anticipation of the upcoming midterm elections in November, he altered the rules as much as possible to his advantage. It is feared that further opportunities for manipulation may arise once the presidential election approaches in two years.
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