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Germany: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier Expresses Concern About the "Global Spread of Authoritarian Tendencies"

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Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned of the risk of the spread of authoritarian tendencies worldwide and spoke of “pressure” on independent institutions. When presenting the Habbach Freedom Prize to former Polish Justice Minister and constitutional scholar Adam Bodnar, Mr. Steinmeier noted that “democracy, the rule of law and independent institutions are currently under international pressure, while authoritarian governments are …
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The alarm bell for the strengthening of authoritarian and anti-democratic trends at the global level was sounded by the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during the awarding of the Habbach Freedom Prize to the Polish constitutionalist and former Minister of Justice, Adam Bodnar. The German president underlined that democracy, the rule of law and independent institutions are currently facing increasing pressure at the international l…

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned of the risk of the spread of authoritarian tendencies worldwide and spoke of “pressure” on independent institutions. When presenting the Habbach Freedom Prize to former Polish Justice Minister and constitutional scholar Adam Bodnar, Mr. Steinmeier noted that “democracy, the rule of law and independent institutions are currently under international pressure, while authoritarian governments are …

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www.ertnews.gr broke the news on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
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