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Prime Minister Janez Janša was criticised by Žiga Faktor of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy for overseeing democratic backsliding in Slovenia. Faktor claimed that Janša had aligned Slovenia closely with Hungary, denied journalists access to information during the COVID-19 pandemic , and had expanded his Slovenian Democratic Party ...
Democracy in Europe can be comparatively assessed [1] according to various definitions of democracy. [2] According to the V-Dem Democracy Indices, the European countries with the highest democracy scores in 2023 are Denmark , Norway and Sweden , meanwhile the European countries with lowest democracy scores in 2023 are Belarus , Russia and Turkey .
Democratic backsliding [a] is a process of regime change toward autocracy in which the exercise of political power becomes more arbitrary and repressive. [7] [8] [9] The process typically restricts the space for public contest and political participation in the process of government selection.
At the same time, the Mitvim Institute initiated the "Liberal Partnership", which followed its research project on "Democratic Backsliding and Securitization: Challenges for Israel, the EU and Israel-Europe Relations". [7] This research focused on what is described as illiberal trends and democratic backsliding in both Europe and Israel.
Democratic backsliding in the Philippines (4 C, 11 P) Democratic backsliding in Poland (3 C, 8 P) R. Democratic backsliding in Romania (1 C, 4 P) Democratic ...
[27] [28] Democratic decline involves the weakening of democratic institutions, such as the peaceful transition of power or free and fair elections, or the violation of individual rights that underpin democracies, especially freedom of expression. [29] [30] Democratic backsliding is the opposite of democratization.
Top U.S. public health officials are warning about an alarming rise in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths, figures that represent a bitter setback in the fight to end the pandemic.
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