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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Hungary is no longer a full democracy, says European parliament

Viktor Orbán
The move was a powerful symbolic vote against Viktor Orbán’s government. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy, the European parliament has said in a powerful symbolic vote against Viktor Orbán’s government.

In a resolution backed by 81% of MEPs present to vote, the parliament stated that Hungary had become a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”, citing a breakdown in democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law.

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