President: Democracy Cannot Be Enforced from Outside

Warsaw, 27 May - President Danilo Tuerk called for reflection on democracy as a theoretical concept as opposed to democracy in practice, as a two-day summit of leaders from Central and Eastern Europe kicked off in Warsaw on Friday. He stressed that democracy cannot be imposed from outside, it must come from within.

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk attends a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk is welcomed by Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, as he arrives at a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk is welcomed by Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, as he arrives at a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk is welcomed by Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, as he arrives at a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk is welcomed by Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, as he arrives at a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk is welcomed by Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, as he arrives at a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk is welcomed by Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, as he arrives at a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk is welcomed by Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, as he arrives at a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Warsaw, Poland
President Danilo Tuerk is welcomed by Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, as he arrives at a summit of leaders from central and eastern Europe in Warsaw.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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