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– Do not underestimate the need for trust between the population and their representatives, Støre said

On Thursday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke at the US summit on democracy. He chose to emphasize that politicians must not “rise above the law”.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke for a minute and a half at the digital summit on democracy. He spent the time talking about trust.

– Democracy needs champions, said Joe Biden in his introduction to the summit on democracy.

Norway is one of 112 countries invited to the meeting. The invitation list has created unrest, because both China and Russia did not like to be left out. They both consider themselves to be well-functioning democracies. Biden is accused of creating discord and “cold war mentality” with the meeting.

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