The United States has joined an annual list of "backsliding" democracies for the first time, the International IDEA think-tank said on Monday, pointing to a "visible deterioration" it said began in 2019.
For the first time, the U.S. has been added to a list of “backsliding democracies” from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
The International IDEA think tank pointed to a "visible deterioration" that it said began in 2019 as the reason for the U.S. inclusion on the annual list.