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'Trump is aiming for dictatorship' -- Martin Gelin
'Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog' -- Martin Gelin
'Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too
[By Martin Gelin, The Guardian, Tue. 17 Mar 2026]
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-is-aiming-for-dictatorship-thats-the-verdict-of-the-worlds-most-credible-democracy-watchdog?CMP=share_btn_url
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