In 2019 Hungary elected Viktor Orban’s government and became the first EU country to be downgraded by the Freedom House organization to a “partly free” country. The organization labeled it a hybrid authoritarian regime that maintains formal democratic institutions but fails to meet the minimal standards for democracy.
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Exclusion isn’t always the way for progression in society. However sometimes it is necessary
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The EU is not an authoritarian body.
@93YFNJY3yrs3Y
only when the authortarian government is threatening and impeding on the lives of citizens and remving thier human rights
@93763JM3yrs3Y
Retain the option to sanction but only after exhaustive attempts at negotiating adequate change.
@92QSTSS3yrs3Y
Yes only if there is evidence of human rights violations
@NeroSolskenLabour4yrs4Y
Only if the citizens’ quality of life is reduced as a result of their government.
@8S2GKKC4yrs4Y
I don’t think sanctions are a good strategy as it is the poor in those countries who end up getting hurt by them.
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i don’t really know enough about this
Only if they violate human rights or international law.
Don’t know enough about it.
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Depends on how authoritarian is defined
@97KKNBH2yrs2Y
Shouldn’t include countries with authoritarian governments
@8SQ7CW44yrs4Y
They shouldn't be part of the eu of they have these governments
@8S9LQQF4yrs4Y
Yes, and all other countries with authoritarian governments, such as Saudi Arabia
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