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.
60% Yes |
40% No |
60% Yes |
40% No |
See how support for each position on “EU Authoritarian Sanctions” has changed over time for 68.3k UK voters.
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See how importance of “EU Authoritarian Sanctions” has changed over time for 68.3k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9M62NM24 days4D
No! The EU should not be trusted to be arbiters of what constitutes an authoritarian government. The EU was instigated as nothing more than a protectionist trading bloc and it should have never been allowed the right to interfere with sovereign national constitutional issues in member states.
@8RMGJQB3yrs3Y
If they infringe upon the Human Rights Act
@8RH5JPC3yrs3Y
Yes but only if that country has been found to have broken international laws.
@8PXNSGK3yrs3Y
Not necessarily, it should be a case-by-case given the socio-political views of given region
@8PXGBKS3yrs3Y
The UK is no longer a member of The EU and therefore it is no longer our concern
@8PRV8CQ3yrs3Y
If the regime is causing harm
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