Zombie democracy
A note to Turkey’s prime minister, among others: winning elections is not enough
Jun 22nd 2013 |From the print edition
“BUT I’ve won three elections!” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s embattled prime minister, growls at his critics. On the face of it, his case is compelling: surely, many people in Turkey and beyond would agree, popularly elected leaders can govern as they please? That’s what democracy means.
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