I wasbornandraisedinZambiaSouthernAfrica, oneofthepoorestcountriesintheworld, andthroughoutmylife, myprimarysecondaryandtertiaryeducation, butalsomyformativeyearsgrowingupinAfrica, wewerealwaystoldthatthepathtoeconomicprosperitywasthroughdemocracyoverthepast 10 years.
And I believethattherearetwofundamentalproblemswithdemocracytoday.
そして、今日の民主主義には2つの根本的な問題があると思います。
Oneistheissueoflegitimacy.
ひとつは、正統性の問題。
Sothisissuethataroundtheworlddemocraticsocieties, peopleindemocraticsocieties, peoplearelookingaroundandtheydonotthinkthattheelectoralvotes, whetherit's through a referendumorthrough a generalelection.
A WorldEconomicForumreporthasthatwaspublishedrecently, suggeststhatwhencitizensaroundtheworldhavebeenpolled, peopledonotbelieveinthedemocraticprocessas a meanstodelivereconomicoutcomes.
And a lotofthathastodowithwhattheyseeasanerosionofthethreekeypillarsofthedemocraticprocess, whichistheexecutiveofficeoftheheadofstate, thelegislature, whichasyouknow, a it's verycombativebeyondthecombatlevelsthat I believethattheforefathershadexpectedwhentheytriedtocreate a bitofcompetitionindiscussioninthepoliticalprocess.
I wasbornandraisedinZambiaSouthernAfrica, oneofthepoorestcountriesintheworld, andthroughoutmylife, myprimarysecondaryandtertiaryeducation, butalsomyformativeyearsgrowingupinAfrica, wewerealwaystoldthatthepathtoeconomicprosperitywasthroughdemocracyoverthepast 10 years.