Some of the world’s superpowers also saw notable declines in their rule of law scores this year. The United States came in at 27th place for its rule of law score this year, six places below its 2020 ranking, after a year characterized by the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol and partisan divide. Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed his 2020 election defeat was the result of voter fraud, an assertion rebuked by Republican state election officials. A U.S. Senate report released earlier this month chronicled Trump’s extraordinary efforts to overturn current President Joe Biden’s victory.#theFALSEdemocracy
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