Former Irish president Mary Robinson said the ongoing stalemate in the White House in which Donald Trump is refusing to hand over the reins of power and concede defeat is a very worrying threat to democracy around the world. “It’s very serious because it’s undermining democracy, it’s giving a very bad example,” she said. “To have a country that has promoted democracy around the world suffering from this is very serious,” she warned. As for the prospect of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris taking over the reins in January, she said it augers well for the world, especially their vows to tackle global issues like the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights. She said ‘I may be the first, but I won’t be the last’.

Source: Irish Independent November 21, 2020 02:36 UTC