On Saturday, October 21st, the Czech Republic may follow the course that Poland under Jarosław Kaczyński and Hungary under Viktor Orbán have already set on — from a full-fledged democracy of the western type to an authoritarian regime of an eastern character. While such a system still allows for elections and something like an opposition is still tolerated, the mass media operates only in a very limited form, the judicial system is selective and judicial and police authorities are subordinated to a narrow group, competition among political parties is not fair and access to information that is unfavorable to the …read more
Source: Visegrad Insight