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  1. The Economist16 min

    How to rig an election

    Fadzai Mahere, Khaloud Khair, Robert Guest

    The 2024 global election cycle, the largest in history, is characterized by authoritarian regimes systematically utilizing a coordinated playbook to rig outcomes through lawfare, disinformation, and tactical manipulation. Leaders such as Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Zimbabwe's officials leverage constitutional amendments and criminal laws to imprison dissent while digital tools and gerrymandering dilute opposition power and suppress voter participation. Despite Western geopolitical concessions, these "phony democracies" endure by gutting institutions without abolishing them, fundamentally undermining the free and fair standards necessary for democratic consolidation.