Social:Electoral autocracy

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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

Global Political Regimes, 2018

Hungary under Orbán government

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"and remaining neutral in Russia-Ukraine conflict the country turned into "a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".[4][2][5]

India under Modi government

In 2021, the Swedish political research institute Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) lowered India's ranking from flawed democracy to electoral autocracy, citing alleged increasing nationalist rhetoric and diminishing freedom of expression under the government of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its Prime Minister Narendra Modi. United States-based Freedom House also lowered Indian democracy ranking from free democracy to a "partially free democracy".[6][7][8] In the same year, Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance classified India as a backsliding democracy, citing similar reasons.[9][10] According to The Guardian, the Indian government dismissed the reports citing self appointed people cannot be custodian of democracy for India [11]but was concerned about the reputations damage caused by the changing designations.[12]

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. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41428375. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Liboreiro, Jorge; Zsiros, Sandor (2022-09-16). "Hungary is no longer a full democracy but an 'electoral autocracy,' MEPs declare in new report". Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/15/hungary-is-no-longer-a-full-democracy-but-an-electoral-autocracy-meps-declare-in-new-repor. 
  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. https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2018/0902R(NLE). 
  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. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2022-0217_EN.html. 
  5. ↑ Rankin, Jennifer (2022-09-15). "Hungary is no longer a full democracy, says European parliament". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/15/hungary-is-no-longer-a-full-democracy-says-european-parliament. 
  6. ↑ Biswas, Soutik (16 March 2021). "'Electoral autocracy': The downgrading of India's democracy". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-56393944. 
  7. ↑ Singh, Tripurdaman (July 2023). "The Authoritarian Roots of India’s Democracy". https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-authoritarian-roots-of-indias-democracy/. 
  8. ↑ "Flawed Freedom Rankings Have a Real Point About India". 19 January 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/flawed-freedom-rankings-have-a-real-point-about-india-prime-minister-narendra-modi-civil-liberties-electoral-autocracy-11674166983. 
  9. ↑ Sirnate, Vasundhara (7 March 2023). "India Is 'One of the Worst Autocratisers in the Last 10 Years,' Says 2023 V-Dem Report". https://thewire.in/rights/india-autocratiser-v-dem-report-2023. 
  10. ↑ "India's democratic regression". Le Monde. 24 April 2023. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2023/04/24/india-s-democratic-regression_6024042_23.html. 
  11. ↑ "‘Hypocrisy by Self-appointed Custodians of World’: Jaishankar Trashes US Think Tank’s Report on India" (in en). 2021-03-14. https://www.news18.com/news/politics/hypocrisy-by-self-appointed-custodians-of-world-jaishankar-trashes-us-think-tanks-report-on-india-3532793.html. 
  12. ↑ Dutta, Anisha (22 June 2023). "India secretly works to preserve reputation on global Democracy Index". https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/22/india-democracy-index-flawed-preserve-reputation-narendra-modi. 



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