'In liberal democracies, the grace period for leaders rarely lasts more than six months'
- Posted on June 11, 2026
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'In liberal democracies, the grace period for leaders rarely lasts more than six months'
COLUMN. Financial crises, wars, Covid: Over the past several years, an uninterrupted series of external shocks has eroded citizens' trust in representative democracy, observes Le Monde columnist Alain Frachon.