“Illiberal democracy is a variant of liberal democracy, in which free elections establish legitimacy for authoritarian-leaning political elites. Elections provide a smokescreen for the erosion of civil liberties and constitutional protections associated with an expanding executive branch power. Under the cloak of majoritarianism, illiberal democracies institute a political agenda based upon rampant nationalism, isolationism, xenophobic propaganda and economic statism.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dani-rodrik/illiberal-democracies-on-the-rise_b_7302374.html.
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