Biden: Italy's elections are evidence of a danger to democracy

US President Joe Biden cited the success of the far-right in Italy's elections as evidence of what he said was a threat to democracy around the world, including in the United States.

"You saw what happened in Italy in this election. You see what's going on around the world," Biden told Democratic state governors during a meeting late Wednesday, referring to the victory of far-right leader Georgia Meloni as Italy's prime minister.

"We can't be optimistic about what's going on here either," he added, referring to what he sees as anti-democratic forces led by his predecessor Donald Trump ahead of the November midterm elections that will determine the dominant party in Congress.

Biden said that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him "directly that democracies cannot be sustainable in the 21st century," adding, "I don't want to overstate it, but I also don't want to underestimate it. That's why I'm so concerned." .

"Democracy is at stake," he said.

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