Is Finland Joining the Backsliding Trend in Europe?
<p>New laws have just been adopted by the Finnish parliament that would be extremely dangerous tools in the hands of a cynical government with a right-wing-populist and/or kleptocratic agenda. As the composition of the current Government is left-green-centre, some people will dismiss my concer...
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| description | <p>New laws have just been adopted by the Finnish parliament that would be extremely dangerous tools in the hands of a cynical government with a right-wing-populist and/or kleptocratic agenda. As the composition of the current Government is left-green-centre, some people will dismiss my concerns. The plain facts, however, give rise to worries: parliamentary elections will be held in April 2023, both large opposition parties, the populist True Finns and the Conservatives, effectively took ownership of the parliamentary consideration of the Bills in question, and the prevailing political rhetoric now is full of slogans that echo Donald Trump rather than the voices of human rights. There is good reason to be on high alert.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-44c8522552ab47d8acc39ff14ab317812022-12-22T03:41:07ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044Is Finland Joining the Backsliding Trend in Europe?Martin Scheinin<p>New laws have just been adopted by the Finnish parliament that would be extremely dangerous tools in the hands of a cynical government with a right-wing-populist and/or kleptocratic agenda. As the composition of the current Government is left-green-centre, some people will dismiss my concerns. The plain facts, however, give rise to worries: parliamentary elections will be held in April 2023, both large opposition parties, the populist True Finns and the Conservatives, effectively took ownership of the parliamentary consideration of the Bills in question, and the prevailing political rhetoric now is full of slogans that echo Donald Trump rather than the voices of human rights. There is good reason to be on high alert.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/is-finland-joining-the-backsliding-trend-in-europe/constitutional amendment, Derogation, Right to Asylum, State of Emergency |
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| title | Is Finland Joining the Backsliding Trend in Europe? |
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| title_short | Is Finland Joining the Backsliding Trend in Europe? |
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| topic | constitutional amendment, Derogation, Right to Asylum, State of Emergency |
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