Erdogan shows his true face with arbitrariness against the opposition!

Erdogan shows his true face with arbitrariness against the opposition!

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again shows his authoritarian power by arranging the opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu as a presidential candidate shortly before his planned nomination. According to the Greens' foreign policy spokeswoman, Meri Disoski, this measure is a direct "coup against democracy" and a "frontal attack on the rights of opposition" in Turkey, as emphasized in a press release. Previously, İmamoğlu's university degree was canceled, which has a strong jeopardize his chances of a candidacy. These actions illustrate the increasingly repressive tactics of Erdogan in dealing with the opposition and freedom of the press - a worrying trend in an already autocratic country, says Disoski.

In addition, it calls on the international community, including the European Union, to clearly comment against these developments. "The EU has to work more for the protection of the opposition and the freedom of elections in Turkey," Disoski emphasized, and it called on not to tolerate Erdogans' autocratic course. In the meantime, the opposition in Hungary addresses the EU membership of Ukraine in a different context. The Democratic Coalition (DK) initiated a national referendum on Ukraine's accession to the EU to clarify the public opinion. As the DK reported, she plans to ask a question that is: "Do you support Ukraine joining the European Union if all accession criteria are met?" The party wants to set an example for the support of Ukraine, while at the same time it is criticized that the Hungarian government plays with the topic for domestic reasons.

Hungary is increasingly skeptical about the accelerated EU expansion, especially under the current economic conditions of Ukraine. The Hungarian EU Minister Bóka said serious concerns that Ukraine could be a hindrance to the economic stability of Europe, and found that a decision that aims at an accelerated integration policy was not in the national interest. These tensions between the political power games in Turkey and Hungary illustrate the challenging conditions that currently shape democratic processes in this region.