nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/dcf09b9f19c589a5 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 241031s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/dcf09b9f19c589a5 doi eng 342 23 Kureshi, Yasser Author aut Courts, Constitutions and Authoritarian Consolidation in Pakistan Kureshi, Yasser Verfassungsblog 2024-10-31 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In 2024, Pakistan has moved in a decisively authoritarian direction. The civilian and military hybrid ruling coalition that came to power in 2022 is using electoral engineering and constitutional entrenchment to consolidate power in the face of popular discontent and resilient political opposition. This process of electoral and constitutional consolidation does not move forward unimpeded, without resistance, and requires capturing and coordinating state institutions. In this blogpost, I show that formal constitutional safeguards provided little protection against the hybrid regime’s capture and weaponization of electoral monitoring bodies. CC BY-SA 4.0 Authoritarianism Election Commission Fourth Branch Pakistan rule of law backsliding (DE-588)4075812-6 gnd Pakistan Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/courts-constitutions-and-authoritarian-consolidation-in-pakistan/ raw object