Is democracy under threat again?

As the expert notes, recent events on the international stage are exacerbating political dysfunction and social divisions.

The new generation is increasingly inclined to believe that democracy is no longer the best form of government for the modern world.

All these transformations are taking place against the backdrop of a full-scale war in the heart of Europe — Russia against Ukraine.

Tisdall draws attention to the situation in France, where a political crisis has recently erupted — society is sharply polarized between left and right.

But France is not alone. Across Europe, from Britain to the Czech Republic, far-right and populist forces are gaining popularity amid a loss of trust in moderate politicians.

According to the expert, this ugly rush to extremes is a vote of no confidence in the democratic system itself.

A global struggle is currently underway in the world over whether democracy as an ideology will survive or whether the world will once again slide back into the era of autocracies. So far, this struggle is being waged with varying success: in Georgia, democracy has lost, in Moldova, it has survived.