: Maintains the appearance of democracy (elections, opposition parties) but strips away the fairness, creating highly predictable outcomes.
: Forcing civil servants and business owners to support the ruling party to keep their jobs or government contracts.
These regimes are highly resilient because they avoid the international condemnation and domestic outrage that blatant dictatorships provoke. By maintaining a facade of democracy, they can participate in global markets and maintain a degree of legitimacy.