What term, popularized by Fareed Zakaria, describes a political system that has democratic elections but lacks protections for civil liberties?
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Illiberal democracy
In an illiberal democracy, elections take place, but citizens are cut off from knowledge about the activities of those who exercise real power because of a lack of civil liberties.
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