The effects of the destruction of political pluralism are magnified by the lack of the rule of law.
There is no political pluralism in Russia because the Russian regime has worked systematically to eliminate all independent sources of power.
The country lacks three of the fundamental requirements of democracy political pluralism, the rule of law and respect for human life.
The country lacks three of the fundamental requirements of democracy -- political pluralism, the rule of law and respect for human life.
In the mid-1980s the Brotherhood enjoyed a window of freedom as Egypt's then relatively new president, Hosni Mubarak, experimented briefly with political pluralism.
The West may be faulted for not having done enough to encourage political pluralism, even in such friendly nations as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt and Jordan.
As soon as he comes to power Mr. Correa will proceed to dismantle political pluralism in Ecuador and will move in the direction set by Hugo Chavez.
When Mr Moi, under domestic and international pressure, reluctantly allowed the reintroduction of political pluralism in Kenya in 1991, he gave warning that it would lead to ethnic violence.
Mr Masanov, an historian, says Kazakhstan has no tradition of democracy or political pluralism, and the post-Soviet authorities do not know how to deal with the opposition constructively through dialogue.
Baroness Ashton agreed that Russia's political pluralism "faces obstacles".
For all the talk of modernisation and political pluralism, Jordan is still a politely authoritarian state run by a king whose near-absolute power is underpinned by a ruthless and watchful security service.
If he does open up politics, Mr Turabi may have trouble with some of the soldiers now in government who think the gun a better way of bolstering their power than political pluralism.
We accept religious pluralism and, likewise, political pluralism.
In fact, it is an irony of post-communism that ethnic minorities like the Albanians of Macedonia are expected to act in a totalitarian way by so many western advocates of political pluralism and civil society.
The other great question that could distinguish the new wave of political Islamists from the hard-liners of al-Qaeda is that of political pluralism - more specifically whether they will be able to relinquish power once they have won it.
After World War II, political democracy and pluralism reemerged in Czechoslovakia, despite occupation by the Soviet army.
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Moreover, it would seem strange to fight for years for electoral reform, on the grounds that it permits a pluralism of political parties, only then to amalgamate to form a monopoly party of the left.
Intellectual freedom (freedom of expression, of the media, etc.) and political reform (establishment of democratic pluralism) are also needed to sustain economic prosperity.
Either way, as the Vietnamese enjoy more economic freedom and as more exiled Vietnamese return, bringing foreign ideas of pluralism and free speech, expectations of political liberty will grow.
For all these reasons, it is not meaningful to speak of cultural rights or, more broadly, of sustainable pluralism outside of a linked commitment to the political economy of dignity.
Ataturk's initial triumph setting up a new state in far from propitious circumstances clearly has much less to do with disputes over secularism and pluralism than it does with his military, political and diplomatic skill.
Many political scientists argue that the traditional view that pressure groups create a healthy democratic pluralism is nearer the mark than Olson's thesis.
As important as Mr Wilders's political talent is the absence of powerful countervailing voices speaking up for inclusiveness, pluralism and a more respectful public debate.
Neither in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya, let alone Syria, do the Arabs have the three elements required to set their experiment with democratization and pluralism in the right direction: leaders who put the nation before their own political and religious parties' interests, institutions that are seen as inclusive and legitimate, and a mechanism to ensure that polarization doesn't spill out into the streets in violence.
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