Not biting.
At least 1 European country that's a good place to raise children safely.
Thought you trumpy folks were against big govt and all..
Sounds like something that would make you get out of your arm chair and march to his inauguration or something..This follows similar moves in areas such as banking, energy, telecommunications, as well as the media. In each sector, the government used punitive taxes and regulation or launched takeovers to put its allies in charge.
Free but not fair election. Will the EU do something?
Democracy
The functioning of the EU is founded on representative democracy. A European citizen automatically enjoys political rights. Every adult EU citizen has the right to stand as a candidate and to vote in elections to the European Parliament. EU citizens have the right to stand as a candidate and to vote in their country of residence, or in their country of origin.
The OSCE highlights concerns over the fairness of the election
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/515135
I would argue the 'fair' aspect in an election is a key part of a representative democracy but obviously the line is somewhat fuzzy.
https://www.newstatesman.com/interna...y-of-eu-values
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/w...-election.html