The competent opinions of the citizens depend on the access to the basic informations of the opining and making a decision.
The transparency of governance, including unhampered access to public information regarding its operation, decision-making processes, criteria weighed for decisions etc., is a fundamental prerequisite for any constitutional democracy.
No citizen will be able to form a competent opinion about the working of public power or make informed decisions as a voter unless he has access to crucial information on the basis of which such opinions may be formed and decisions made.
The survey is available on our Hungarian site.
László Majtényi’s essay in Élet és Irodalom on 2 Februar 2018.
Its real purpose is to silence members of civil society who are critical of the Government.
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