“Democratic institutions are unstable,” Obama warns in an interview with CNN

After affirming that democracy will win if it is fought for, the former president of the United States, Barack Obama, described democratic institutions as unstable, which is why he said that it is essential to reform them.

“Our current democratic institutions are unstable, and we are going to have to reform them”Obama declared during an interview with Christiane Amanpour, CNN Senior International Anchor.

Obama said that the situation is not only exclusive to the United States, but that the situation occurs throughout the world, for which reason he said it was necessary to reform them.

In the particular case of the United States, he said that these reforms are up to the leaders to find the way to keep democratic institutions afloat.

Obama’s interview was held in Athens, Greece, where issues related to democracy are debated.

Obama warns about inequalities

The former president of the United States assured that there are still signs that democratic norms are eroding, after warning that economic and social inequalities put at risk maintaining healthy democracies in the future.

For Obama it is not impossible to maintain democracy, but he warned that it is necessary to fight for it, since the interest and support of the citizenry is required to achieve it.

“Democracy will win if we fight for it. Democracy is not made alone, it depends on the participation of citizens and an active mobilization of people around this belief, not just on a particular issue.r, but in the belief of self-governance and the rule of law and a judiciary and an independent press,” the president said during the interview with Amanpour.

the democratic game

The former US president indicated that all civic institutions enter the democratic game, so the combination of forces is what has generated many tensions.

“We have seen an attack on democratic ideals around the world and it is not just happening in one place, it has happened in Europe, it has happened in the United States, it has happened in this part of the world,” Indian.

Obama said he was optimistic about keeping democratic institutions afloat.

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