The Trump administration is wilfully not acting to ensure that every locality has safe voting procedures in times of pandemic, either in person or by mail, says Steven Levitsky, Professor of Government at Harvard University. #Forum2000online

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There is no alternative in 2020 but to vote democratic. Donald #Trump is not a competent authoritarian - which is good, but his second term would be damaging, says William Kristol, political analyst and founder of The Weekly Standard. #Forum2000online

The moderator is Arzu Geybullayeva,columnist, blogger, and journalist.

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Through the partnership with the regional Polish political party, the present Lithuanian coalition sneaks in a lot of anti-LGBT and reproductive rights onto the agenda, says Sarunas Liekis, Professor and Dean of the Political Science and Diplomacy Faculty at Vytautas Magnus University (Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas).

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Democracies are dealing with the crisis much more effectively and authoritarian regimes are using the crisis to tighten their political grip. Carl Gershman, President of the NED talking about an open letter to #DefendDemocracy.

The moderator is Jakub Klepal, Eaxecutive Director of Forum 2000.

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Je to skvělý, co děláme. Je to důležitý, ale ono to nestačí. Musí přijít někdo, kdo ten potenciál a energii přetaví v reálné politické výsledky, říká Mikuláš Minář, předseda spolku Milion chvilek pro demokracii.

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Putin is reopening the country and lifting all the quarantine measures in order to hold the so-called „plebiscite“ on July 1 - which would enable him to stay in the office until 2036. Vladimir Kara-Murza, leading #Russian opposition figure, journalist and long-time colleague of Boris Nemtsov, talks about the debate within the opposition.

The moderator is Jakub Klepal, Executive Director of Forum 2000 Foundation.

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The Latin American prisons are overcrowded, with unsanitary conditions and lack of potable water, says José Miguel Vivanco, the director of Human Rights Watch Americas division.

The moderator is Martina Minárová, Project Coordinator of Democratic Solidarity.

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There might be permanent consequences of social distancing in some societies. The virus is widening the pre-existing divisions of class and race in the US. My worry is that China may take greater risks in its domestic and foreign policy. Cold War II has already begun, says Niall Ferguson, historian and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

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Populism, polarization and post-truth are part of a toolkit of leaders, mostly autocrats in today’s world. They help them to acquire and retain power. But I begin to perceive a renewed appetite for competent leaders who don’t lie. But I also believe that there is a global appetite to get sources and facts that are reliable, says Moisés Naím distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the chief international columnist for La Repubblica.

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