Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes Af... -

To understand where these hybrid systems fall on the global spectrum, it helps to compare them to both functioning democracies and closed autocracies.

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...

: Balloting is generally free of massive, blatant fraud, but the process is highly unfair due to gerrymandering, voter intimidation, and barred candidates. To understand where these hybrid systems fall on

: If fractured opposition parties unite behind a single candidate, they can sometimes overcome the rigged system. Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes Af...