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  2. Politics of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Politics of Pakistan (سیاسیاتِ پاکستان ; ISO: Siyāsiyāt-e-Pākistāna) takes place within the framework established by the constitution.The country is a federal parliamentary republic in which provincial governments enjoy a high degree of autonomy and residuary powers.

  3. Democracy in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The national cabinet, led by the Prime Minister of Pakistan has executive power and the president is the head of state elected by the electoral college. [3] Pakistan's political system is based on an elected form of governance. [4] The democratic elections held in 2008 were the first to conclude a 5-year term in the nation's political history.

  4. Authoritarianism - Wikipedia

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    Competitive authoritarian regimes differ from fully authoritarian regimes in that elections are regularly held, the opposition can openly operate without a high risk of exile or imprisonment and "democratic procedures are sufficiently meaningful for opposition groups to take them seriously as arenas through which to contest for power."

  5. Government of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان, romanized: hukūmat-e-pākistān) (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, [a] commonly known as the Centre, [b] is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of four provinces and one federal territory.

  6. How Authoritarian Regimes Go After Journalists Beyond Their ...

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    They are increasingly assaulting, harassing, and silence journalists. Democracies like the U.S. must do more to protect them.

  7. Military junta - Wikipedia

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    A military junta (/ ˈ h ʊ n t ə, ˈ dʒ ʌ n t ə / ⓘ) is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. [1]

  8. Rentier state - Wikipedia

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    Hence, theorists such as Beblawi conclude that the nature of rentier states provides a particular explanation for the presence of authoritarian regimes in such resource rich states. [3] Beblawi identifies several other characteristics particularly associated with rentier oil states.

  9. ‘Digital authoritarianism’ is Maduro’s latest weapon against ...

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    Authoritarian regimes have various methods at their disposal to poison the free flow of information and communications, too. They can block access to the internet or surveillance of its usage ...