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Cherry-picking the constitution is not in any case a response to the crisis of legitimacy revealed by these votes.
ECONOMIST: The European Union constitution
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It is not surprising that Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua have supported Qaddafi's regime despite the severe crisis of legitimacy it is now facing.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Qaddafi and Latin America
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Suppression of widespread dissent will exacerbate the legitimacy crisis of the Islamic-based order and weaken it domestically and internationally.
CNN: Commentary: Iran's sons and daughters will win
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The financial crisis of 1997-1998 poses a challenge to the political legitimacy of the regime similar in magnitude to the ideological crisis of 1989-1991.
CNN: Vietnam and the Crisis
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Fears of a real legitimacy crisis, in the sense of a substantial section of the country refusing to obey presidential orders by appealing to a competing source of authority, have vanished.
ECONOMIST: The end, at last
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The short answer is money and an acute legitimacy crisis in the Muslim world in the last quarter of the 20th century.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Alexiev testifies on Wahhabi influence in US
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According to Mr Cameron, the austerity measures taken to deal with the crisis in the eurozone have given added urgency to the issue of the EU's democratic legitimacy.
BBC: David Cameron: UK could drift towards EU exit
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However, a period of relative stability began with Mr Lobo's election and many governments, including the US, proceeded to recognise the Honduran government's legitimacy and re-established the ties cut during the height of the crisis.
BBC: Honduras: Ousted President Manuel Zelaya returns
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But as the crisis persists, austerity drags on and the euro zone integrates to save itself, the legitimacy of the enterprise will suffer.
ECONOMIST: Charlemagne
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The Islamic Republic has never faced such a deep crisis of legitimacy in its turbulent 30-year history.
CNN: Commentary: Iran confronts rape, torture allegations
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But it is clear that the Islamic Republic is facing an unprecedented crisis of authority and legitimacy.
ECONOMIST: Iran's upheaval