Strengthening the right to participate: legitimacy and resilience of electoral processes in illiberal political systems and authoritarian regimes

Reference A9-0323/2023Committee AFET

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The Left37

1589547%

S&D141

1130028100%

Greens/EFA72

The European Parliament adopted by 522 votes to 27, with 53 abstentions, a recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the strengthening of the right to participate: legitimacy and resilience of electoral processes in illiberal political systems and authoritarian regimes.Long-established liberal democracies all around the world are witnessing worrisome trends of deterioration in their democratic structures, leading to democratic backsliding and autocratisation, as exemplified by the rise in illiberalism, decreasing levels of participation in elections, growing disillusionment with mainstream political parties and leadership, and…