Sentence examples for needs legitimacy from inspiring English sources
The government needs legitimacy in the sense that the citizens feel the laws are being passed by others like them (of the people and for the people if not necessarily by the people).
To do that, he said, "you need legitimacy".
President Castro "hopes that the visit can bestow some sorely needed legitimacy on the Cuban regime and give some credit to the economic reform process now under way," said Ted Henken, a sociologist at Baruch College who studies Cuba and its culture.
Only by ensuring that election commissions meet minimum standards and are subject to continued, rigorous United Nations scrutiny will we inject badly needed legitimacy and stability into the election process.
The presence of monitors will enhance the credibility of the electoral process at home and abroad and provide much needed legitimacy to the new elected parliament.
For supporters, it would not only be an opportunity to respond to critics, but Senate passage of the Paris Accord would add needed legitimacy to their cause.
In addition, the pledge of a needed legitimacy for public action is also a necessary condition for an efficient fight against poverty and insecurity.
"It may be they [the Islamic State] need funding, and hostage taking is one way to meet a pragmatic requirement, but they might also need legitimacy on the world stage.
Mr Abe needs political legitimacy if he is going to send Japanese troops into harm's way, so he is trading with his political rivals.
The Bush administration's request for United Nations assistance in Iraq and the recent cooperation with France in Haiti may be belated recognition of the reality that America needs the legitimacy conferred by the international community when it exercises its power.
The ELSA network therefore needs strong legitimacy in these research and innovation programmes.
