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Bob Menendez Jr.: “So Freedom House's latest annual report said that democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades in 2017 as its…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2018
So Freedom House's latest annual report said that democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades in 2017 as its basic tenets, including guarantees of free and fair elections, rights of minorities, freedom of the press, the rule of law, came under attack around the world.
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Bob Menendez Jr.
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights the global crisis of democracy and its fundamental principles.

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