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Editorial: El País

Feb. 9, 2025

  • Donald Trump’s presidency is depicted as a project aimed at assaulting democracy, through daily radical decisions that challenge democratic norms.
  • Democratic pillars such as the separation of power and parliamentary control are being blocked.
  • Trump's strategic decisions in international relations are based on brute force, destabilizing the principle of respect and fairness.
  • The Department of Governmental Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, operates without parliamentary oversight and carries out actions favoring the executive power.
  • There has been a massive dismissal of federal employees in order to roll out the Trump Agenda.

Conclusion: The text proposes that we are witnessing an assault on democracy and urges liberal democracies and the European Union in particular to act as defenders of democracy and resist this movement.