Electoral autocracy explained

Electoral autocracy is a hybrid regime, in which democratic institutions are imitative and adhere to authoritarian methods. In these regimes, regular elections are held, but they are accused of failing to reach democratic standards of freedom and fairness.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Authoritarian democracy
• Elective dictatorship
• Democratic backsliding
• Embedded democracy
• Hybrid institutions and governance
• Illiberal democracy
• Semi-democracy

Notes and References

1. Morse . Yonatan L. . January 2012 . Review: THE ERA OF ELECTORAL AUTHORITARIANISM . . 64 . 1 . 161–198 . 10.1017/S0043887111000281 . 41428375 . 154433302 .
2. News: Liboreiro . Jorge . Zsiros . Sandor . 2022-09-16 . Hungary is no longer a full democracy but an 'electoral autocracy,' MEPs declare in new report . .