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1 in 5 Europeans say dictatorship might be preferable

Summary by Politico Europe
The discontent concerns how democracy works in practice, not democracy itself.

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One in five Europeans believes that, in some cases, dictatorship is preferable to democracy, according to a poll released by POLITICO. A significant percentage of the continent's population holds anti-parliamentary views and does not consider the far right a threat to democracy, reveals the survey conducted by the AboutPeople polling institute and commissioned by the Progressive Lab think tank in five countries: Greece, France, Sweden, the Unite…

·Romania
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One in five Europeans believes that, in some cases, dictatorship is preferable to democracy, according to a poll released by POLITICO. A significant percentage of the continent's population holds anti-parliamentary views and does not consider the far right a threat to democracy, reveals the survey conducted by the AboutPeople polling institute and commissioned by the Progressive Lab think tank in five countries: Greece, France, Sweden, the Unite…

A survey that should give European officials flowers shows an inconsistencies: one of the five citizens of the continent considers that, in some situations, dictatorship could be preferable to democracy.

·Romania
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A European of five considers that, in some cases, the dictatorship is preferable to democracy, according to a political-committed pollutant.

·Bucharest, Romania
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One in five Europeans supports dictatorship in certain circumstances - pollA poll by AboutPeople found that 22% of Europeans consider dictatorship to be better than democracy in certain circumstances. 26% support a leader who restricts democratic rights.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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