Not necessarily. Both Putin and Erdogan (many others as well, Orban, Gruevski, to name a few), were elected under promises to bring prosperity through democrac

Not necessarily. Both Putin and Erdogan (many others as well, Orban, Gruevski, to name a few), were elected under promises to bring prosperity through democracy. Carefully targeting vulnerable groups with PR and economic engineering has proven itself a great tactic for achieving their autocratic vision. edit: spelling.