A Flawed Vote, Not a Horse Race - Turkey/Türkiye and the Dilemma of Electoral Legitimacy and Authoritarian Control
Meyer-Resende, Michael
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Verfassungsblog
2023-05-23
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The elections in Turkey/Türkiye showed the dilemma for the political opposition in competitive authoritarian regimes: They have to create momentum for change. They must believe it is possible to win elections. If they don't believe this, their voters won't. It is difficult to avoid this dilemma, but there is something journalists, experts and officials from other countries can do: Always stress the unfairness of the conditions in which the elections are being held. Do not get a carried away by the excitement of the race. Focus on the fact that the race is not being run on level ground.
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Meyer-Resende, Michael
Competitive Authoritarianism
elections
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkey
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https://verfassungsblog.de/a-flawed-vote-not-a-horse-race/
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