> Hmm it's not a democracy in the traditional sense. A single party has been in power for 40+ years. Thats not true. One party has been dominant over the past

> Hmm it's not a democracy in the traditional sense. A single party has been in power for 40+ years. Thats not true. One party has been dominant over the past 40+ years because it won most of the elections, which are free and fair elections according to international standards. Plenty of opposition parties have been active the entire time, they just weren't popular enough to win. They are not suppressed or restricted or thrown in jail -- they just aren't able to convince the voters. There have been periods, including quite recently, when opposition parties held power. Their performance while in power caused the voters to vote for the dominant party next time.