Exclusive: Carter Centre to launch first-ever US election initiative, citing "erosion" of democracy in the country.
The organisation, founded by Carter, monitors elections in hotspots around the world. This is the first time it has worked in the US.
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
The organisation, founded by Carter, monitors elections in hotspots around the world. This is the first time it has worked in the US.
independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
This is kind of a big deal. It comes just days after Barack Obama issued a stark warning on the threat the Trump administration poses to democracy in the US.
Two former presidents now raising the alarm just a few months away from the election.
Two former presidents now raising the alarm just a few months away from the election.
In the past, it has prioritised countries where there is “a significant potential for an important change in the quality of democracy,” or where democracy is “under severe threat”.
But the Cater Centre now believes "the state of democracy in the US has been eroding.”
But the Cater Centre now believes "the state of democracy in the US has been eroding.”
They are still ironing out the details and figuring out exactly what the initiative will look like, but it's a sign of the times that this organisation is turning its sights back home.
The last time I saw Carter Centre folks was in Lebanon in 2009.
The last time I saw Carter Centre folks was in Lebanon in 2009.
