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Considering Spain was not a democracy until 1975 and the first EU parliament election was in 1979, I'd say the possibility of an undemocratic state in Europe wa
by jdsully 6y ago
Considering Spain was not a democracy until 1975 and the first EU parliament election was in 1979, I'd say the possibility of an undemocratic state in Europe was not unforeseeable at the time of its formation.
- avmich 6y agoI do hope Hungary will come to be more democratic.
- pvaldes 6y ago> Considering Spain was not a democracy until 1975 History of Spain reports more than fifty general elections before this date, starting at 1810. Is a fact well documented and impossible to ignore, unless you want to rewrite the history of the country in the last 200 years for some reason. The universal concept of democracy, of course, has changed with time but this was not exclusive from Spain. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Elecciones_en_Espa%C3%B1a#Cortes_de_C%C3%A1diz_(1810_-_1814) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Elecciones_en_Espa%C3%B1...
- jdsully 6y agoSo we’re just going to gloss over the 36 year Franco dictatorship? During the 1800s most of europe was under some form of monarchy or dictatorial rule. Its not a relevant timeframe for this discussion.