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Toward higher models of governing
Kurt Shillinger
Last year more than 70 countries comprising more than half of humanity held elections. Now, from Senegal to Sri Lanka, new leaders face the urgency of meeting the aspirations of their citizens. One consistent theme across these societies was a desire among voters for more honesty from those they put in power. More than changing systems of government, that requires changing cultures of governing. As Luis López, a Mam Indigenous lawyer in Guatemala, tells us in our story today, “Guatemalans want the country to move forward and prosper.”
