Tanzania: The Authoritarian Landslide
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چکیده
Tanzania's ruling party has long employed authoritarian methods to stay in power, but the 2020 election was a turning point. The apparently manipulated results at scale amid program of oppression. This constitutes change regime from one which permits minimal electoral competition does not. is revelatory event that sheds light on party's strategy power and possible futures. It seems intended break opposition's spirit through an act domination. symbolizes restoration single-party rule reincorporation into set post-liberation regimes.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Democracy
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1086-3214', '1045-5736']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2021.0019