Topic: Rising Nationalism and Political Extremism
Country: Uruguay
Delegate Name: Spencer Peters
School: Troy High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Uruguay position papers GLIMUN 2018 committees
The influence of far-right politics into the political landscape of many nations around the world has increased drastically. Certain countries in Europe now have over 25% supporting a far right party, such as Switzerland and Austria. The growth of certain parties is also growing rapidly, in the recent Swedish election the Swedish Democrats party, which ecompasses anti-muslim and anti-immagration views has seen a 6% increase in party popularity. Many right-wing parties are expressing an offer to form coalitions to increase their popularity in votes. Italian elections have showed this exact effect. The far more radical Northern League has entered into a coalition with the populist Five Star Movement. Easily giving right-wing parties a majority in the government. The rise in nationalism is not limited to Europe, other countries, such as Brazil, are also experiencing a major shift in politics with the recent election of Jair Bolsonaro.
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a country that prides itself on the freedoms and liberties of all peoples. As a country that democratically elected a leader that instanted a dictatorship, and suspended our constitution, we now realize the importance of protecting civilians rights. We have scored an aggregate score of 98/100 on civil liberties and electoral process, this test was designed to test how free a country is considered, and was administered by the Freedom House. The current administration in Uruguay under the Broad Front party frowns greatly upon the current increase of nationalism in other countries. Uruguay has always prided itself in being considered a true democracy. The Republic of Uruguay is a very liberal society that believes that the voice of the people should be heard, as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others. The current political views of the party in office show that nationalism is not a problem or even noticeably present in the political landscape.
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay recognizes that the rise in nationalism and political extremism is a problem. Uruguay does not condone the increase of nationalist or extremist sentiment around the world. We are strongly against any party that wishes to limit the liberties of the people in it. Due to this we recommend the United Nations does not allow certain parties from becoming ruling parties, citing reasons of protecting people's liberties. We know that a liberal society that protects the people's rights to certain commodities and services, such as marijuana or abortions, is important. The need to stop any party that limits people's freedoms cannot be understated.
