Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy

Amendment No. 11 | Doc. 16363 | 20 April 2026

Committee

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

Origin

2026 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 7, first sentence, after the words "minority groups", insert the following words:

"as well as young politicians and public officials".

Explanatory note

Younger politicians are among those disproportionately affected by hate speech, with a severe chilling effect that contributes to undermining proportional political representation, by discouraging the participation of young voices in political life.