Political Islam s Loss of Democratic Legitimacy

Such a process would enhance its democratic legitimacy.

Such a process would enhance its 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.

Today, all Central American Governments enjoy the legitimacy acquired through free elections their economies are growing and their political systems are becoming more open and democratic.

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.

Legitimacy and Elections

8 The democratic legitimacy of the Conference which generated the 1995 constitution has been widely questioned, as a large number of its members were nominees of the Abacha Government.

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.

Finance s Crisis of Legitimacy

To that end, a new programme focussing on the multicultural and pluralistic aspects of democratic societies had been developed to emphasize the legitimacy of disagreements and the importance of compromise.

Legitimacy and validity of documents

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.

In the socio economic field, we hope that the establishment of new elected, democratic institutions will lay the groundwork for robust legitimacy and effectiveness in our reconstruction and socio economic development strategies.

VERIFICATION OF THE LEGITIMACY OF TRANSACTIONS

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.

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.

Civil society can mediate between conflicting groups competing for power by promoting the consolidation of democratic institutions and the peaceful transfer of power and through its ability to lend legitimacy to those who govern.

That has considerably reduced the Council's legitimacy.

The legitimacy of democratic institutions and the political and civil rights that accompanied them hinged very much on a broad based perception that democracy was also conducive to the improvement of people s standard of living.

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.

Many countries in the unclear , they need legitimacy.

This process facilitates systemic change and political legitimacy.

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.

There is no substitute for legitimacy and good governance.

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.

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.

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.

This unquestionably leads to greater legitimacy for a Government's decisions.

Recognition and legitimacy of women apos s grass roots organizations

Under those circumstances, official institutions lost their legitimacy and authority.

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.

If a company wants to sell its services to the official Government of another country, we will make approval contingent on the legitimacy of the foreign Government in question and its record of respect for human rights and democratic rights .

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.

They need to gain that legitimacy, which cannot be done overnight.

The cooperation of the United Nations gives regional leaders significant legitimacy.