Yeah, I kinda assumed all elections from here on out will be like Russia: you can vote for whoever you want, but it won’t count and you’re going to get a visit afterwards.
Yeah, I kinda assumed all elections from here on out will be like Russia: you can vote for whoever you want, but it won’t count and you’re going to get a visit afterwards.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I wish its a Russia situation, at least then I can claim political asylum in EU.
Nope, we’re getting a Turkey situation, where the world still recognize the US as a democracy. So no political asylum to the EU lol.
(But also, people in Turkey have Schengen access, US citizens don’t have such a thing. So its like Turkey minus Schengen, even worse than Turkey lol)
LongLive@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Political asylum for being in an undemocratic nation, does that happen? I want to learn.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Its one of the requirements for political asylum.
For example:
Protesters in Tianamen Square in 1989 (some fled to the US)
Falun Gong practicitioners
Hong Kong Protesters
You have to have a lot of documentations, you can’t just show up at the border and claim it.
If you country is recognized as a democratic country, your chances drop to almost zero. I literally have never hears of anyone from a western democratic country getting political asylum to another western democracic country.