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ILHAN KYUCHYUK – THE YOUNG LIBERALS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE GLOBALISATION OF FREEDOM

ILHAN KYUCHYUK – THE YOUNG LIBERALS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE GLOBALISATION OF FREEDOM

"The world is changing and it's changing radically. Even the oldest democracies in the world are th...

Published 4 years ago

"The world
is changing and it's changing radically. Even the oldest democracies in the
world are threatened by erosion. More and more often we see that an order may
be questioned despite being well established over the years. The world wants
change. But not just a simple change, but a drastic, radical change."





This is what the
MEP and President of the Youth Movement for Rights and Freedoms Ilhan Kyuchyuk
said at the opening of the 45th Congress of the International Federation of
Liberal Youth in Sofia hosted by the Youth Movement for Rights and Freedoms
with the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. According to
Kyuchyuk, there is a serious clash. "On the one hand, there is a great
desire for change, and on the other - standing in the zone of political
comfort. If we observe passively from the corner, things will not work out. We
all want to live well, if we can lead the best life possible, but at the same
time, somebody else does our job. We must be the change we want to see",
added the Bulgarian MEP.





"We at
Youth MRF believe that no politician deserves trust and support if they do not
know how their society will look after 10, 15 or 20 years. This means that they
have no vision of development." Kyuchyuk defined the future role of young
liberals as "key". "The idea of the globalization of freedom
faces very serious obstacles, young liberals want to globalize freedom at a
time when world peace is being questioned," he said.





The opening of the
congress was attended by Mustafa Karadayi, President of the Movement for Rights
and Freedoms, who said that as the first chairman of the Youth MRF, he was
particularly excited that the organization is hosting an event of this
magnitude today.





"Representative
democracy today faces a number of challenges. There is a crisis of traditional
ideological subjects, the refusal of citizens to participate in elections,
political extremism, populism. Citizens' confidence in the ruling politicians is
diminishing."





"Vocational
policy needs to be complemented by mechanisms that put citizens at the centre
of democratic decision-making. Involving active and free citizens in forming
political decisions and controlling their realization limits the omnipotence of
political elites," said Karadayi.