WE political scientists love to use terms like "democracy deficit" and "illiberal democracy" to express our frustrations. Simply put, democracy deficit exists when supposedly democratic political institutions fail to perform in the way they are supposed to perform, while illiberal democracy exists when despite having elections, the people are alienated from the governing structures that are supposed to represent their interests.

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