Democracy of the Carpathian type

Democracy of the Carpathian type[1] (Slovak: demokracia karpatského typu) or Carpathian democracy[2] (Slovak: karpatská demokracia) is a pejorative term that began to be used in Slovak (initially mainly journalistic) practice in the 1990s. The term expresses the view that democracy in Slovakia does not function perfectly, and that this deficiency stems not from democracy itself as a form of political system, but from the political practice and political culture in Slovakia.[3][4] Thus, the concept of Carpathian democracy is perceived as a kind of "idiosyncratic type of democracy"[5] different from the standard form of democracy or as a "pseudo-democracy".[6]

The term was originally used in connection with criticism of the policies of Slovak Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar and his government.[7][8][9] Later, the term was also used in connection with criticism of the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico[8][9][10] (and his party Direction – Social Democracy, in the style of "Carpathian Social Democracy").[11][12][13] However, it was also associated with other figures in Slovak politics, such as Ján Slota[9] or the People's Party Our Slovakia.[14]

The attribute "of the Carpathian type" began to be used later in the political and journalistic environment in Slovakia in other contexts expressing negative connotations.[15]

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  9. ^ a b c Bárdy, Peter (2023-07-25). "Orbánovi prekáža Slovensko. Slovenským „národniarom" neprekáža Orbán". Aktuality.sk. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  10. ^ Bárdy, Peter (2020-05-27). "RTVS v rukách politických aparátčikov". Aktuality.sk. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  11. ^ Kyseľ, Tomáš (2021-05-19). "V Smere vymysleli nový názov pagesa nakreslili iné logo. Odlíšia sa od Pellegriniho". Aktuality.sk. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  12. ^ Buzalka, Juraj (2016-04-13). "Nádej zvaná Robert Fico?". Denník N. N Press. ISSN 2729-9198. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  13. ^ Beblavý, Miroslav (2017-11-20). "Karpatská sociálna demokracia". Hospodárske noviny. ISSN 1335-4701. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  14. ^ Bán, Andrej (2017). "Dekotlebizácia". Týždeň. 14 (50): 32. ISSN 1336-5932.
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