Call for Coexistence

The concern expressed by the King about the citizen's weariness of the partisan dispute does not arise from a vacuum. This phenomenon is the result of years, and even decades, of increasing political polarization in many democracies around the world, including the country in question. Polarization is characterized by the growing ideological distance between political parties and is often accompanied by an increase in hostility and distrust among followers of different ideologies. Citizen's weariness of partisan politics is not a new issue. Studies from the Eurobarometer, for example, have consistently shown high levels of disinterest and...