Posted on 01/09/2019 8:51:16 AM PST by Texas Fossil
Out of almost 50 countries in greater Europe, only one performed worse than Turkey in The Economist’s latest Democracy Index, released on Wednesday. Just Italy, which fell 12 spots, outdid Turkey, which dropped 10 places last year.
“Turkey’s score declined further in 2018 as the country consolidated amid weakening checks on the presidency,” the Economist Intelligence Unit wrote in its annual report. “A presidential election in June, won by the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was held under a state of emergency and appeared mostly free, but largely unfair.”
Countries in western Europe, where EIU places Turkey, took seven of the top 10 spots in the index, including the top three. The region has the second-highest regional score, with 14 “full democracies”, six “flawed democracies”, and one “hybrid regime” (Turkey).
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As the government continues a crackdown on media and free expression, Turkey’s 2018 civil liberties rating of 2.35 is by far the lowest in its region. It is equal to those of Bahrain and Belarus, worse than authoritarian Russia and Cuba, and barely better than Myanmar.
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So what do people in Turkey think of this?
Spurning Erdogan’s Vision, Turks Leave in Droves, Draining Money and Talent
A growing number vote with their feet.
Dropping ITALY 12 spots seems ridiculous. Just when the people succeed in supporting a govt which serves Italian citizenry rather than illegal aliens???
I don’t follow them closely but it seems like Italy’s democracy rating should be improved, not diminished.
Erdogan is trying to form the califate.
He thinks he is Sultan. And that Allah chose him to Rule the World.
It will devour him.
Globalists may be doing the rating.
Turkey is no surprise. Total train wreck under way.
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