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“Democracy and good governance are very interdependent and we consider that they are a process, a constant goal that has to be achieved, always in action, and that we can experience in the different fields of community life and at the different levels of the local, national and international political organization. Democracy can take different forms and is not only an end in itself but is also a means: the forms of struggle must be democratic, decisions must be made in a collegial way, evaluated and checked on a regular basis in order to respect this mandate aiming at representing the interests of as many people as possible. We actually believe that its representation and power are necessary… Nevertheless, the latter must always be legitimate and serve the interests of the groups it represents. Thus, the realization of democracy in the political sphere is still a fundamental task that we cannot neglect.

Good governance results from this process in the mechanism its represents for its implementation and regulation. It takes all parameters into account, is defined in a holistic vision, i.e. taking into account not only the human dimension but also the respect for cultures and the environment of all people and communities.

The basis of good governance is the ethical and moral values that we advocate: solidarity, justice, social peace, in our preferential option for the poorest. Nevertheless, we must recognize that these concepts are distorted by the system in place. Some countries, forced by the neo-liberal logic that deregulates the legitimacy process of countries, and their sovereignty, would like to impose democracy on others through war; others advocate a development that would eliminate entire population layers to build industrial or tourist mega structures. Thus, how can we talk of good governance when thousands of people lose their lives or are thrown out of their living space, when the natural environment is destroyed and biodiversity seriously threatened?

In this situation of domination of the economic power, peasants and rural people, workers who live similar situations, artists, all the population layers that are marginalized are getting organized little by little. In the last world or regional social forums, in forums to demand sustainable agricultural reforms, forums on water and in so many initiatives aiming at giving power back to people, we have noticed that initiatives related to some forms of good governance are appearing in different countries, that structures of fair trade are being developed, and that a new actor, that represents cultural diversity is getting organized and progressively becomes aware of its rights, is emerging.”