
Martin Wolf on democracy’s year of peril
FT News Briefing
Potential Nullification Crises in Close Elections
The concern is that a close election result could lead to nullification crises where some states may refuse to accept the outcome, potentially resulting in violence and chaos. This crisis is seen as a challenge to the system itself, rather than within the system, making it a particularly alarming prospect.
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