Nancy Pelosi warns 'democracy is at stake' during visit to Ireland

Democracy is at stake because of autocratic governments, the former speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has said.

The Fulbright Commission is an educational exchange programme operated through a bilateral partnership of the US state department and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.Earlier, Ms Pelosi met the Irish president Michael D Higgins at nearby Aras an Uachtarain. “Big picture, we’re in a competition between autocracy and democracy – have no doubt that that fight is on.”

Ms Pelosi said the US is also seeing risks challenging the principles of democracy, including free and fair elections and the independence of the judiciary.In a wide-ranging “fireside chat” with US ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin, the long-serving Democrat reflected on her career and dealings with former presidents.

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