Obama makes case for democracy, urges patience with Trump

[WorldNews]

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With Donald Trump's election sparking questions about the respect for democratic norms at home, US President Barack Obama made a strident case for democracy Saturday and urged world leaders to give his successor a chance. Speaking to young Latin Americans in Lima, Peru, Obama argued that democracy and development go hand-in-hand, and that authoritarian governments ultimately fail. With China and Russia seen as major global beneficiaries of Trump's election victory, Obama acknowledged that questions were being raised about the post-Cold War primacy of democracy.

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