Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid: Regimes Af...

: Feature a truly level playing field, protected civil liberties, independent judiciaries, and unpredictable election outcomes.

Competitive authoritarianism refers to a hybrid political system where democratic institutions exist in form but are heavily tilted in favor of the incumbents. Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes Af...

: Using vaguely written laws regarding "extremism" or "foreign agents" to bankrupt, jail, or disqualify viable opposition leaders. : Feature a truly level playing field, protected

: Unfair economic conditions or blatantly stolen elections can trigger massive street protests that the regime cannot easily suppress without dropping its "democratic" mask. : Unfair economic conditions or blatantly stolen elections

: Forcing civil servants and business owners to support the ruling party to keep their jobs or government contracts.

: If fractured opposition parties unite behind a single candidate, they can sometimes overcome the rigged system.

: State institutions, law enforcement, and tax authorities are weaponized against the opposition.