Nazarbayev, however, has been criticized by rights groups for tolerating little dissent and backslidingondemocracy.
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Mr Cheney said Russia was backslidingondemocracy and using its vast energy supplies to bully its neighbours.
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Orbán has long faced criticism from a minority of EPP members over what they see as his backslidingondemocracy and the rule of law.
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The US president said he had spent time "listening to their concerns" to underscore American worries that the Kremlin may be backslidingondemocracy.
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Sobotka said Babis' "authoritarian tendencies" could take the country in the direction of Poland and Hungary, which EU partners have criticized for backslidingondemocracy.