nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20190116-210647-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 181210s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20190116-210647-0 doi eng 342 23 von Notz, Anna Author aut How to Abolish Democracy: Electoral System, Party Regulation and Opposition Rights in Hungary and Poland von Notz, Anna Verfassungsblog 2018-12-10 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier When it comes to Poland and Hungary, everyone is talking about the judiciary, about the independence of the courts, about the rule of law. But hardly anyone talks about parliaments. Yet they are at the heart of our democracies. And they are no less at risk. This became clear in the third panel of our workshop, which dealt with the electoral system, party regulation and opposition rights in Hungary and Poland. What may sound technical at first glance are surprisingly effective instruments in the hands of autocrats. It is precisely with these instruments that the governments of both countries have set the course for a “democracy” that primarily benefits the ruling parties and undermines political plurality. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Constitutionalism democracy Electoral Law Opposition rights Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/how-to-abolish-democracy-electoral-system-party-regulation-and-opposition-rights-in-hungary-and-poland/ raw object