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He can only suffer a major failure once. Being an authoritarian is a tough job. Sharks are always circling.

• ajb 5y ago
  Unfortunately ability to start in power isn't all that linked to delivering good results to the public. There are examples where a dictator stayed in power for a long time after crashing the economy. Mugabe, for instance.
  • jamiek88 5y ago
    He has to keep his fellow oligarchs happy not joe public.
  • LadyCailin 5y ago
    I definitely am not an authority here, but I can’t imagine a top 10 GDPPPP country is particularly comparable to Zimbabwe.
  • from 5y ago
    Erdogan is probably a better analogy but we'll see how long that lasts.