Electoral autocracy

Electoral autocracy is a hybrid regime, in which democratic institutions are imitative and adhere to authoritarian methods. In these regimes, regular elections are held, but they are accused of failing to reach democratic standards of freedom and fairness. [1][2]

Electoral autocracies around the world

Hungary's Orbán regime

In September 2022[3] the European Parliament passed a resolution that due to "a breakdown in democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary" the country turned into "a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".[4][2][5]

See also

References
  1. Morse, Yonatan L. (January 2012). "Review: THE ERA OF ELECTORAL AUTHORITARIANISM". World Politics. 64 (1): 161–198. doi:10.1017/S0043887111000281. JSTOR 41428375. S2CID 154433302.
  2. Liboreiro, Jorge; Zsiros, Sandor (2022-09-16). "Hungary is no longer a full democracy but an 'electoral autocracy,' MEPs declare in new report". Euronews.
  3. "Procedure File: 2018/0902R(NLE) - Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded". European Parliament Legislative Observatory. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2022-07-25). INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (Report). European Parliament.
  5. Rankin, Jennifer (2022-09-15). "Hungary is no longer a full democracy, says European parliament". The Guardian.
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