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Islamic Politics
Midterm Electoral Authoritarianism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Electoral Authoritarianism is what? | Elections without a democracy |
| What happens in regimes like this? | opposition parties are supposed to lose. |
| Who usually loses | Elections islamists are the ones that lose, not because they are unpopular but because of the regimes resorting to pre and post electoral fraud |
| How many types of Electoral Authoritarianism are there? | There are two different types, which include hegemonic and competitive authoritarianism |
| Competitive authoritarian | Regimes are civilian regimes in which formal democratic institutions exist and are widely viewed as the primary means of gaining power. |
| What happens to incumbents in competitive authoritarian regimes? | Abuse the system which places them at a significant advantage over their opponents. |
| A prominent example of a competitive authoritarian regime would be? | Venezuela |
| Hegemonic authoritarianism | Have a high degree of competitiveness and repression. In this type of regime, they are not only more authoritarian but also the ruling party almost always wins. |
| A prominent example of a hegemonic authoritarian regime would be? | Egypt |