RE: https://graz.social/@publicvoit/116232637042371319

"The U.S. #democracy is currently in a much faster deterioration process than any other democracy in modern times. Within only one year, the #USA’s score on the V-Dem Liberal Democracy index has declined by 24 percent, while its world rank dropped from 20th to 51st place out of 179 nations."

“The 2026 American midterm elections will be a critical test for the quality of elections, and democracy, in the #UnitedStates. If election indicators also decline, the #US will fall even further,” says Staffan I Lindberg.

Source: https://v-dem.net/news/press-release-democratic-backsliding-reaches-western-democracies-with-us-decline-unprecedented/

Edit: 12min #ZIB2 interview with author: https://on.orf.at/video/14315803/zib-2-langfassung-interview-mit-staffan-lindberg by Armin Wolf.

#MAGA #Trump #politics #Republicans #corruption