Widespread condemnation by world leaders over the US Parliament incident

23 Push, Agency. The incident in the US Congress has been widely condemned by leaders around the world. EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell said US democracy was under siege in the eyes of the world.

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Cowen called the incident a deliberate attack on democracy by the incumbent president and his supporters.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the incident a “shameful scene” and called for a “peaceful and orderly transfer” of power.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the democratic process must be respected. French President Emmanuel Macron called the attack “un-American”.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the incident an “attack on democracy” and said Canadians were “distracted” by it.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that the right to vote and the right to vote should not be violated by the crowd. Former US presidents have criticized it after the uproar in parliament.

 

Barack Obama: History will remember today’s incident as an incident instigated by the incumbent president who repeatedly told baseless lies about the election results. It will be remembered as a day of great disgrace and shame for the country.

Will Clinton: A four-year toxic politics of forced misinformation, a reflection of mistrust that is pitting Americans against one another.

George W. Bush: Such controversy over election results occurs in the Republic (unstable political system), not in our democratic republic. This is staged by the behavior of some negligent political leaders.