Political Islam s Loss of Democratic Legitimacy

The delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea questions the legitimacy of the draft resolution for the following reasons.

Membership should be by election, rather than by appointment, in order to ensure the transparency and democratic legitimacy of the body.

The first consequence is that Egyptian society is even more divided over the question of political legitimacy. Morsi s supporters cite the legitimacy of his victory in a democratic election a year ago and the illegitimacy of the army s coup and detention of the deposed president while his opponents defend the legitimacy of the massive, countrywide protests against him.

Second, a change of government through elections prompted reforms and gave them democratic legitimacy. Reform does not require a state of emergency, as is often argued.

In Europe, economic policy needs more democratic legitimacy, not less. This can be achieved either by significantly strengthening democratic deliberation and accountability at the EU level, or by increasing the autonomy of the member states to set economic policy.

Non democratic countries cannot count on the same rights and privileges in the international economic order as democracies. What gives the previous principles their appeal and legitimacy is that they are based on democratic deliberation where it really occurs, within national states.

If the inherent procedural restrictions are not amended and the representatives of the democratic opposition are absent from the National Convention, any constitution that emerges will lack legitimacy and thus credibility.

Legitimacy and Elections

But this requires acknowledging what the crisis has revealed the eurozone s institutional flaws. Remedying them calls for a minimum of federalism and commensurate democratic legitimacy and thus for greater openness to institutional adaptation.

Finance s Crisis of Legitimacy

It would have been far clearer to address the issue head on and change the BoE s mandate. That would have painted the new regime with a veneer of democratic legitimacy, giving it greater authority.

Despite the efforts made since 1988 by the OAS and the United Nations, it has not been possible to uphold the principle of democratic legitimacy in Haiti for more than short periods of time.

Legitimacy and validity of documents

Colombia understands that we must be make haste to achieve the Millennium Development Goals so that in time we can achieve the democratic legitimacy that emerges from security, public freedoms, the independence of institutions and transparency.

Political Islam has reached a critical juncture on the road toward democratic legitimacy. Its continued progress will depend on the commitment of two of its leading promoters Turkey s AKP and Egypt s Muslim Brotherhood to design and implement political systems that safeguard the basic democratic principles of pluralism, freedom, and the rule of law.

Change is rendered more difficult by the insufficient democratic legitimacy of EU bodies. The lack of a direct relationship with Europe s people deprives these bodies of the pressure required to bring about rapid action and responsive policies.

We collectively affirm that popular support is the crucial test of a modern democratic government, for in a democracy a government's legitimacy depends on the support it receives in the form of a plurality of votes cast.

That has considerably reduced the Council's legitimacy.

These countries, once models of economic hope and democratic promise in Latin America, have become examples of democracies without legitimacy or credibility. Although they have made significant social progress in recent years, they have become centers of popular unrest.

As the eurozone experience proves, sustaining a monetary union requires banking, fiscal, and full economic union. And, once members give up their sovereignty over fiscal, banking, and economic affairs, they may eventually need a partial political union to ensure democratic legitimacy.

The proposed construction of a banking union reveals this fundamental flaw at the heart of the European project today. It is difficult to be optimistic about the success of an initiative built on such flimsy legal foundations, and lacking democratic legitimacy.

Many countries in the unclear , they need legitimacy.

This process facilitates systemic change and political legitimacy.

Universality contributes to legitimacy, but in the end, I think legitimacy rises or falls on the basis of whether an international body delivers or not.

The delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea raises the following question what on Earth do justice, fairness and legitimacy mean when the kingpins of human rights violations are free to use their strength to blame other countries on human rights issues.

Otherwise, the Lisbon Strategy could merely empower an inefficient bureaucracy, rather than boosting the EU s democratic legitimacy. In short, the Lisbon Strategy could lead Europe to become a real power in the coming decades, or it could fuel further growth of Euroskepticism.

Limited or not, this is a transfer of fiscal responsibility to the European level. And it is difficult to imagine how the report s call for democratic accountability and legitimacy in the decision making process can be met without a full fledged political union.

Ultimately, as I argue in greater detail in a paper for the Global Citizens Foundation, ordinary people are better off with global institutions, notwithstanding their weakness relative to their most powerful sovereign members and their lack of legitimacy relative to their democratic members.

In the Middle East and the Maghreb, this external factor is missing democratic change must come from within each society. Tunisia shows that no government that has lost its legitimacy and is supported only by bayonets is sustainable in the long term.

Thus, the legitimacy of Israel s right to exist remains an open question. Indeed, never before has the question of legitimacy been so fundamental to a conflict between nations.

In the last sentence, after international legitimacy , insert and legality .

Fulfilling those criteria would add legitimacy for continued permanent status.

That restricts the representativeness, efficiency and legitimacy of the Council.

The wars in Lebanon and Gaza constitute a grave threat to democratic reform in the southern Mediterranean. These wars are inflicting heavy punishment on precisely those peoples who have held fully free and fair elections in the region, while eroding the legitimacy of Israel s democracy.

Without legitimacy, there can be no stability in any political system, and without elections that is, an explicit expression of popular consent to the holders of power there can be no legitimacy. But while free elections are a necessary condition of legitimacy, they are far from being sufficient to assure it.

Europe s national politicians routinely criticize the EU for its lack of democratic legitimacy, yet they bear part of the responsibility for it. Or have pro Europeans become so faint hearted and dejected that they prefer simply to hand over the reins to anti European populists and nationalists?

They are not anti democratic indeed, they claim to be the true voice of the people, and constantly demand new elections or referenda. But they are anti liberal they accept democracy s demand for the popular legitimacy, but reject its demand for constitutionalism (the separation of powers).

Among some technocrats obvious disadvantages are lack of managerial experience, lack of perceived legitimacy, and lack of a domestic power base. Monti and Papademos both have managerial experience and, for now, legitimacy.

There is no doubt as to the legitimacy of Israel's security concerns.

Fiscal reform should enhance government legitimacy by paying greater attention to equity.

Support for the United Nations and its legitimacy remains a paramount priority.

Musharraf is now desperate to beg, steal, or borrow any political legitimacy he can get including from the two civilian political leaders he exiled. His most ambitious strategy has been to try to form a partnership with Benazir Bhutto, the head of one of the two largest democratic parties.

International legitimacy is a moral and practical imperative. A multilateral approach is indispensable.

This jeopardizes development programmes and undermines the legitimacy and credibility of recipient Governments.