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Pakistan General Elections 2018: Clear Signs of a Guided Democracy

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  • Ajay Darshan Behera

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Pakistan’s general elections held in July 2018 led to the smooth transition of power for the second time from one elected government to another. However, the elections were marred by serious allegations of manipulation of the electoral process by the military. The results were on predicted lines—a hung assembly in which the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged with the highest seats. While Imran Khan’s political journey has been a remarkable one, he inherits a country, which has become difficult to govern and faces a very difficult economic situation. Pakistan’s second successful democratic transition shows clear signs of the emergence of a political system in which the military may just be happy with a form of guided democracy—a formal democratic structure maintained and legitimized by elections. Even if Imran Khan has come to power as a result of the manipulation by the military establishment, he cannot be taken for granted in the civil–military equation.

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  • Ajay Darshan Behera, 2018. "Pakistan General Elections 2018: Clear Signs of a Guided Democracy," International Studies, , vol. 55(3), pages 238-252, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:intstu:v:55:y:2018:i:3:p:238-252
    DOI: 10.1177/0020881718803433
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