Being the No. 1 democracy in Southern Europe is about as impressive as being the smartest person in Norway.
That’s weird. We were classified as flawed pretty recently, and not much has changed. Our press is pretty worthless and opposition parties have been dangerously (but deservingly) unpopular for too long. The current government practically has a blank cheque.
How is Switzerland not a 10? They literally hold a population wide vote about whether they should change a lightbulb.
Can I just say that I love Europe?
Full democracy in monarchic countries? Sure…
Map of good countries and bad countries
For real thougj, doesn’t Switzerland have direct democracy? How do you get more democracy than always voting, and not have power-hungry mink-killers
Take this piece of propaganda down pls.
Like winning a Tallest Midget competition
As if that meant anything in southern Europe
Damn, we almost made it this year
*Vamos España*, 2024 flawed democracy status!
When Slovenia is more democratic than Italy moment
If democracy is the fact that you’re a citizen for 30 minutes (time required to vote twice) and the 1825 other days you’re told to shut the damn up ; then yes France is pretty democratic
😂😂😂
How on Earth is Hungary a better democracy than Croatia?
Number 1 Ottoman democracy! Well done Stavros 👏
We have 88 percent democracy. I like it.
Wait, how is Belarus lower than Russia?
Lol do you realise that we have every year more referendums than most of European countries had for their entire existence.
Man what happens in Belgium?
louigi ur pretty fucked aye
Norway is clearly over compensating so that the US can’t use it as an excuse to take their oil.
As always, an arbitrary statistic.
If your head of state or your second chamber is not re-elected at least every seven years, you are not as democratic.
If your parliament/lower house does not represent the entire population proportional due to low voter turnout, constituency voting, a high percentage threshold, lack of a free press or a rule that gives additional seats to the largest party, you are not as democratic.
If there is not a plurality of non-governmental press and no critical public broadcasting that does not have to adhere to the rules of the market, you are not as democratic.
If the vast majority of people are dissatisfied with the current political system, you are not as democratic.
If the people can’t hold a binding referendum, you’re not as democratic.
And the questionable democracy of the EU institutions, which massively overrepresent small countries and the missing accountability of the commission to the parliament comes on top.
You can’t tell me that Hungary isn’t a hybrid-regime, if not even authoritarian.
You can’t tell me that France is less democratic than [the UK](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r9rGX91rq5I) with its unelected head of state, upper house and first past the post.
This index should be about democracy and not just look at their stability at the expense of the participation of the people.
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South Macedonia isn’t all bad it seems
Didn’t you kinda invent it.
Being the No. 1 democracy in Southern Europe is about as impressive as being the smartest person in Norway.
That’s weird. We were classified as flawed pretty recently, and not much has changed. Our press is pretty worthless and opposition parties have been dangerously (but deservingly) unpopular for too long. The current government practically has a blank cheque.
https://preview.redd.it/1ufm0naeq7jc1.jpeg?width=1015&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8e449fcf0963e275d3be214d2db3990a0609043
How is Switzerland not a 10? They literally hold a population wide vote about whether they should change a lightbulb.
Can I just say that I love Europe?
Full democracy in monarchic countries? Sure…
Map of good countries and bad countries
For real thougj, doesn’t Switzerland have direct democracy? How do you get more democracy than always voting, and not have power-hungry mink-killers
Take this piece of propaganda down pls.
Like winning a Tallest Midget competition
As if that meant anything in southern Europe
Damn, we almost made it this year
*Vamos España*, 2024 flawed democracy status!
When Slovenia is more democratic than Italy moment
If democracy is the fact that you’re a citizen for 30 minutes (time required to vote twice) and the 1825 other days you’re told to shut the damn up ; then yes France is pretty democratic
😂😂😂
How on Earth is Hungary a better democracy than Croatia?
Number 1 Ottoman democracy! Well done Stavros 👏
We have 88 percent democracy. I like it.
Wait, how is Belarus lower than Russia?
Lol do you realise that we have every year more referendums than most of European countries had for their entire existence.
Man what happens in Belgium?
louigi ur pretty fucked aye
Norway is clearly over compensating so that the US can’t use it as an excuse to take their oil.
As always, an arbitrary statistic.
If your head of state or your second chamber is not re-elected at least every seven years, you are not as democratic.
If your parliament/lower house does not represent the entire population proportional due to low voter turnout, constituency voting, a high percentage threshold, lack of a free press or a rule that gives additional seats to the largest party, you are not as democratic.
If there is not a plurality of non-governmental press and no critical public broadcasting that does not have to adhere to the rules of the market, you are not as democratic.
If the vast majority of people are dissatisfied with the current political system, you are not as democratic.
If the people can’t hold a binding referendum, you’re not as democratic.
And the questionable democracy of the EU institutions, which massively overrepresent small countries and the missing accountability of the commission to the parliament comes on top.
You can’t tell me that Hungary isn’t a hybrid-regime, if not even authoritarian.
You can’t tell me that France is less democratic than [the UK](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r9rGX91rq5I) with its unelected head of state, upper house and first past the post.
This index should be about democracy and not just look at their stability at the expense of the participation of the people.
I think the east, especially Ukraine is massively undervalued. Even if you just look at (top level) corruption. Regardless if [national politicians](https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Korruptionsaff%C3%A4ren_um_Politiker_in_der_Bundesrepublik_Deutschland), [eu commission](https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyens-commission-of-inquiries-sylvie-goulard/) or [parliament](https://verfassungsblog.de/the-post-truth-about-corruption-in-the-european-union/) corruption and especially donations/side jobs for favours are a big problem in the west, too.
Honestly great job Greece
You mean in democratically handing out black money for forging statistics and the oligarchy, right..?