How authoritarian populists maintain the illusion of a free press
In Europe, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Viktor Orbán have been tolerating opposition media – as long as they exist at the margins.
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In Europe, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Viktor Orbán have been tolerating opposition media – as long as they exist at the margins.
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Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning elections. In the last few years, Europe has seen the rise of a number of authoritarian populists who rely on winning mass support among ordinary people – as opposed to just rigging the vote.
Authoritarian populists tolerate opposition media – as long as they only exist at the margins.
Authoritarian populists tolerate opposition media – as long as they only exist at the margins.