How shadow states threaten democracies | Article : compareme

Two new reports investigate how political leaders are subverting constitutional rule and handing power to business cronies, Call them illiberal democracies, elective dictatorships or 'no-party' politics, the global tide of authoritarianism with constitutional characteristics has been welcomed, sometimes pioneered, by some governments in Africa.

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