Al igual que muchos de ustedes,

me preocupa cada vez más

la creciente ola de

autoritarismo que azota el mundo.

Vemos a políticos atacar a la sociedad civil,

socavar la libertad de prensa,

usar el sistema judicial como arma,

y nadie se salva.

Incluso países que creían ser inmunes

a ataques generalizados contra

la democracia ahora entienden que

todos formamos parte de esta lucha.

Es un desafío enorme,

pero también significa que

podemos aprender unos de otros.

otros.

Hace poco me reuní con tres líderes que forman

parte de la Red de Exalumnos

de la Fundación Obama

para hablar de su labor en Hungría y

Polonia,

dos países a la vanguardia en enfrentar la autocracia.

Personas como Stefania,

Sandor,

y Zuzanna me dan esperanza,

y por eso una parte importante

de nuestra misión aquí,

en la fundación, es conectar,

inspirar y empoderar a líderes como ellos.

Los tres han estado librando la

buena batalla y alzándose ante los

importantes desafíos para

intentar fortalecer la democracia,

y están dando ejemplo a todos nosotros

en Estados Unidos, aquí, en el

Reino Unido.

La democracia es algo que debe

practicarse con regularidad.

Necesitamos que la gente

participe y tenga poder para que

se sientan dueños del país, que es suyo—

Exacto.

y no cedérselo a otra persona.

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Original transcript (English)

Like many of you, I've become increasingly concerned about the rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe. We're seeing politicians target civil society,

undermine freedom of the press, weaponize the justice system, and no one is being spared. Even countries that thought they were immune from wholesale assaults on

democracy now understand we're all part of this struggle. That's an enormous challenge, but it also means we can learn from each

other. I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the Obama Foundation's Alumni Network to discuss their work in Hungary and

Poland, two countries on the leading edge of confronting autocracy. People like Stefania, Sandor, and Zuzanna, they give me hope,

and it's why a big part of our mission here at the foundation is to connect, inspire, and empower leaders like them. All three of you have been fighting

the good fight and rising up in the face of significant challenges to try to strengthen democracy, and so you're setting an example for all of us in the United States, here in the

UK. Democracy is something to be practiced regularly. We need people to be engaged and to be empowered for

them to feel the ownership of the country, that it's theirs- Right ... and not to give it away to someone.

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