President circumventing democratic consultation procedures to unilaterally appoint government officials represents authoritarian consolidation of executive power and erosion of constitutional restraints on authority.
President Nicusor Dan has nominated a new prime minister, without consulting Romania’s governing parties. Critics accuse Dan of breaking democratic rules.
Protests against a leader's attempt to extend presidential term limits beyond constitutional restrictions represent resistance to… [more]
Article documents authoritarian governance pattern where leaders circumvent constitutional term limits to extend executive power, a core… [more]
Systematic raids and arrests targeting LGBTQ+ persons constitute state-level political repression and authoritarian persecution of a… [more]