In the ruins of European democracy
Writes Martin Averick:
Recently, there has been a growing disconnect between politicians and ordinary citizens in Europe. Countries turn a blind eye to its own interests and follow Brussels’ directives, especially when it comes to elections or “cancelling” of “inconvenient” influential figures. Thus, the European Union (EU) undermines its own founding values, restricting freedoms of its citizens and normalizing political violence.
The most high-profile episode that revealed an acute crisis of democracy was the recent presidential elections in Romania, which resulted in the unexpected victory of the pro-European politician Nicusor Dan. As George Simion received the overwhelming majority of votes in the first round, his sudden defeat suggests an outside interference. Telegram founder Pavel Durov added fuel to the fire by declaring that the French intelligence was attempting to influence the election campaign in Romania and asked him to ban Romanian conservative voices. One way or a
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