Single-Party State
"Single-party state" or "one-party state" is used to describe a political entity with the trappings of democracy—elections and often multiple political parties—but are in reality controlled and dominated by a single political party.
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“Mexico has achieved a remarkable if underappreciated record of progress in the political sphere as well. It has successfully transitioned from 70 years of single-party rule to multiparty elections and has generally opened up its political system.” —Barbara Kotschwar, “Our Model Neighbor: Ignore the bad press; Mexico has undergone an economic and political transformation over the last decade,” Slate, April 14, 2009. "Like China, Vietnam is still an authoritarian, one-party state. But it is Communist in name only. The time for sacrifice is done, and the time for getting and spending has come at last. For tourists, a trip here offers an eye-opening look at a nation that combines ancient charms, blood-soaked history and newly unleashed human potential." —Margaret Wente, "Cool cocktails, country huts and capitalist dreams in Graham Greene territory; Visitors to Vietnam will see exquisite temples, lithe beauties in ao dai and patriotic swag like Viet Cong pyjamas. But as Globe columnist Margaret Wente discovers, 33 years after unification this is also a country in transition–embracing fast bikes, big brands and other trappings of the West," The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2008, p. T4.  “[Scott]Brown, a Republican senator in a statehouse that is 85 percent Democrat, has gained running room arguing that Massachusetts has suffered under one-party dominance, which he asks for a chance to help change in Washington. His election would deprive Democrats of the 60th vote needed to end debate in the Senate, jeopardizing the passage of health-care reform. ‘Right now, it's broken here in Beacon Hill,' Brown said Friday at a campaign event beside former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, summoned to commend Brown's anti-terrorism credentials and to slam Coakley. 'There's one-party rule that's contributing to three speakers being indicted, three senators resigned in disgrace. One's in jail right now.’” —Karl Vick and Chris Cillizza, “Democrats scramble in Massachusetts to retain Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat,” The Washington Post, January 16, 2010.
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