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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220409-011321-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/hungarys-lesson-for-europe/ Hungary’s Lesson for Europe - Democracy is Part of Europe’s Constitutional Identity. It Should be Justiciable Verellen, Thomas eng 2022-04-08 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Art. 10 TEU Constitutional Identity democracy EU Hungary Rule of Law Mechanism Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 There seems to be a disturbing discordance in the European Commission’s response to the Hungarian elections. On the one hand, the Commission triggers the rule of law mechanism. On the other, it refuses to comment on the fairness of the Hungarian elections. This contradicts the fact that, just like the rule of law, democracy is also part of  Europe’s constitutional identity. But what does democracy require from Member States? Hungary’s elections make clear that the value of democracy, as given expression in Article 10 TEU, should be justiciable.