Sentences with phrase «highly flawed elections»

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While their economies are relatively strong, these 12 states have very low state legitimacy (which includes democracy, corruption, political participation, and government effectiveness), fail to protect human rights and the rule of law (including press freedom, civil liberties, and political freedoms), lack a monopoly on the legitimate use of force (including internal conflict, military coups, riots, and protests), and have highly factionalized elites (including power struggles, flawed elections, and defectors).

She barely won the ’06 primary against a highly - flawed candidate, alleged drunk driver, Keg Lautenschlager, only to be virtually the ONLY Democrat to lose in the general elections in which the Dem's dominated Republicans, statewide.