President Biden’s summit brought together leaders from dozens of nations LEAH MILLIS/REUTERSNo one likes to be left out of a party. So perhaps it was inevitable there would be hard feelings among the autocratic regimes denied a place at President Biden’s “Summit of Democracy”, held under a virtual marquee over two days this week. Some of the most peeved are those who came closest to qualifying for the 110-country guest list. Hungary, the only European Union member state denied entry, was so angry to be snubbed that it vetoed full participation by Brussels. Poland, whose democracy is rated by Freedom House, a pro-democracy think tank, as in even steeper decline over the past five years, was perhaps lucky to make the cut at all.

Source: The Times December 10, 2021 08:55 UTC