The multiple crisis situations in which world societies find themselves carry with them a feeling of frustration, powerlessness and hopelessness. Poverty and hunger, lack of values, insecurity and distrust of institutions make improvisation and worldly interests prevail instead of the good of the people.

The pandemic, the consequences of which still remain a task for all of humanity, has laid bare a complex network of outdated and stale structures that prevent us from looking with a vision of hope into the future of every man, woman and child. They hinder decision-making in an analytical, expeditious and satisfactory manner.

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In addition, and as a sign of this hopelessness, we are witnessing an exponential growth in the consumption of narcotics in the markets of the richest nations, which is a deadly fuel that has penetrated the institutions of all consuming and producing countries.

The breakdown of global governance systems, geopolitical rivalries over internal ambitions, the creation of antagonistic regional alliances, and even climate change exacerbate this quasi-universal sense of insecurity and unrest.

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Democracy focused on respect for rights has disappeared into the swamp of corruption, incompetence, inefficiency and neglect. The population of the world watches in astonishment as peoples take to the streets and squares to demand their rights, as an expression that the systems of balances and counterbalances failed to generate consensus but conflict. All this defines the crisis of international democracy. Other systems of government, often centered on authoritarianism, have also failed to solve the problems of their populations.

Nothing is more illustrative of this hopelessness than the plummeting birth rate. The world is witnessing the implosion of societies. It is estimated that there must be a growth rate of 2.1% for there to be a replacement rate. But this drastic reduction does not only pose demographic problems, but also extends to the economy and the very viability and sustainability of the nation. It is true that there are many reasons for this reduction, but one is certainly uncertainty and the lack of a light of hope at the end of the tunnel.

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Voters go to the polls with this feeling of frustration and hopelessness, eager to look for new solutions, new paths, new leaders, and fall for populist offers. They go to the elections as the only expression of their real power, because with their vote they choose those who will lead the people.

Their experiences have been so frustrating that they think that an outsider from the circles can be the solution, and they choose those who offer an elixir of easy exit and a magical solution to centuries-old structural problems, complex current challenges and lack of trust and security in their societies. The moments we live in are not easy for all of humanity. (OR)