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Executive Term Limits and the Risk of Autocratic Regression

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Nearly a third of the world's countries have experienced a situation where a head of government has extended their time in power beyond constitutional limits since 1998, often leading to democratic decline.

Why this is interesting

What makes a president a dictator? Often, it starts with something as simple as a few words in a constitution—term limits. Why are these rules so crucial, and why do leaders try so hard to change them?