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Authoritarian constitutions may help legitimize, strengthen, and consolidate regimes. [24] An authoritarian constitution "that successfully coordinates government action and defines popular expectations can also help consolidate the regime's grip on power by inhibiting re coordination on a different set of arrangements."
U.S. officials have been accused of collaborating with oppressive and anti-democratic governments to secure their military bases in Central America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The Economist Democracy Index classifies many of the forty-five currently non-democratic U.S. military base host countries as "authoritarian governments". [4]
By 2024, former prime minister and billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili was widely seen as the de facto ruler of Georgia, with most Georgian government officials and institutions following his orders, with the exception of President Salome Zourabichvili, who maintained her independent positions.
Like-minded governments and their people were working together to promote free and fair elections, Blinken said, noting safeguarding democracy was a collective effort. ... "As authoritarian and ...
"Authoritarian governments the world over are willing to spend enormous amounts of money to catch up and ultimately overtake us." ... July 27, 2024 at 2:44 PM. Win McNamee—Getty Images.
2024 will be the biggest election year in history. More than 4 billion people, or more than half of humanity, live in countries with upcoming elections. ... Authoritarian rulers use them to ...
[10] [11] Nigeria was also upgraded from an authoritarian regime to a hybrid regime. The 2017 Democracy Index registered, at the time, the worst year for global democracy since 2010–11. Asia was the region with the largest decline since 2016. Venezuela was downgraded from a hybrid regime to an authoritarian regime.
Most concerning, authoritarian leaders use digital authoritarianism to persecute those who think differently. External forces are helping Caracas and other autocratic governments in Latin America ...