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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@9QN4674Conservative9mos9MO
Depends on their actions within the wider world. Authoritarian regimes will always find ways round sanctions.
@9P6LYBDConservative10mos10MO
We should not get involved in the politics of other countries, we should only intervene for natural disasters, genocide or indiscriminate attacks.
@9PCGLSSConservative9mos9MO
The EU should concentrate on the EU and leave the global decisions to the global community to police. Also, their definition of 'authoritarian' is suspect, so a global definition should be decided by the global community.
@96N6CX5Conservative2yrs2Y
I think every country should be looked at differently.
@966NDGWConservative2yrs2Y
The EU should only sanction authoritarian governments if they are not elected and are affecting other member countries negatively.
@95BQTSGConservative3yrs3Y
The eu should be abolished
@9426QZ2Conservative3yrs3Y
Depends on whether they have broken international law or EU law that requires sanctions.
@938GM3XConservative3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if these governments are significantly ruining habitants quality of life or freedom of choice/speech etc.
@8ZW3GGHConservative3yrs3Y
Autocratic countries shouldn’t be allowed to join the EU
@8ZW39MHConservative3yrs3Y
Autocratic governments should not be allowed to join the EU
@8YGWPXJConservative3yrs3Y
This is not a concern of the UK.
@8VH4842Conservative4yrs4Y
Only those who aren't violating the human rights of citizens.
@PronoxinConservative4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if the regime is violent
@9B7QQM22yrs2Y
No, I don't trust the EU's definition of an authoritarian govenment
@984VCPQConservative2yrs2Y
No. If is none of the EUs business how other nations are governed.
@97ZLPJZ2yrs2Y
No, I don't trust the EU's definition of an authoritarian governmnet
@8PLDZTBConservative4yrs4Y
Don’t care as we are leaving the EU.
@8PD7TNPConservative4yrs4Y
No we shouldn't it isn't our affair to it's the country people who should take action not us,
@9BYP4J8Conservative2yrs2Y
Only when it is within national interest to sanction authoritarian governments.
@9D2PBVMConservative2yrs2Y
The government and it's nuclear is such about more than the world's government inc
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