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When Are Elections Legitimate?

Global Ethics Corner (Weekly Multimedia Program)

Friday, June 19, 2009

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When are elections legitimate? What about Iran? Elections assume that losers accept results. Because many disagree, can they overturn an election? Should we believe authorities that declare elections valid?

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Global Ethics Corner is a series of weekly two-minute videos that present both sides of newsworthy ethical issues and ask viewers to make up their own minds.