It's time for the international community to try democracy

22 February 2011
Vidar Helgesen
Vidar Helgesen, Secretary-General of International IDEA
<p>A comment by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair epitomizes the somewhat hesitant response of the international community to the democratic uprising in Egypt: "you cannot be sure what type of change will be produced there." True. If democracy is allowed to run its course, you cannot be sure. This is the beauty of democracy, of allowing citizens to freely elect their leaders.</p><p><div>[toc hidden:1]</div>
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