Middle East Notes and Comment: Authoritarian Democracies and Democratic Authoritarianism

By Jon B. Alterman

May 26, 2009

For a part of the world that doesn't have a lot of freedom, the Middle East certainly has a lot of elections that count. On May 16, Kuwaitis elected a new parliament, sending women to the chamber for the first time. On June 7, Lebanese will go to the polls, and five days later, Iranians will have their turn.

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Middle East Notes and Comment, Middle East Program

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Governance

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Egypt, Iran, Middle East