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Support for democracy is waning across the Americas

  • Written by Elizabeth J. Zechmeister, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Director of LAPOP, Vanderbilt University
imageArmed Salvadoran soldiers, following presidential orders, surrounded lawmakers in 2020.AP Photo/Salvador Melendez

People are losing faith in democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Across North, Central and South America, and parts of the Caribbean, only 63% of the public expressed support for democracy in 2021. This is a main takeaway from the...

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