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Holding elections no longer shows that a country is a democracy.

Drawn from what Ruth Ben-Ghiat said

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democracy Elections, the losers accepting them, and the rules that keep power answerable to voters.

What Ruth Ben-Ghiat actually said

  1. Ruth Ben-Ghiat American historian of fascism and authoritarian leaders
    In the 20th century, the practice of holding elections was often used to determine whether a country could be classified as a democracy. Today, as “electoral autocracies” take hold around the world, that’s no longer the case.

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