State of Democracy: Justice Pushes Index Down Again
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Deterioration particularly evident in judiciary and digital fundamental rights
In particular, the lack of posts and the intermediate and death sentences lead to deterioration.
The Democracy Index for 2026 shows a new setback for Austria, especially in the judiciary, media and digital rights protection. The article Democracy in Austria is weakening: The biggest decline recorded in the judiciary appeared first on Vesti Online.
For the index, ten leading NGOs describe the framework conditions of Austrian democracy. The best values were given to the political parties.
"The democratic infrastructure of Austria is under pressure," warns Mathias Zojer of the association Democracy Index. For the fourth time in a row, the democracy index presented on Tuesday deteriorated, which is intended to show whether government and parliament have set sufficient measures for liberal democracy. The deterioration in justice and digital fundamental rights is particularly evident.
The state of the infrastructure of democracy in Austria has again deteriorated slightly compared to the previous year. This is shown by the so-called democracy index presented on Tuesday. The most significant deterioration in an indicator was the lack of posts in the judiciary, various interim and death sentences and the lack of implementation or poor implementation of the federal prosecutor's office.
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