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Prof. Somer says, "Most people expect the democratic camp to offer more of new policies on the economy, environment, income distribution, socio-economic system and climate change rather than merely promising to restore the democratic system.”

Prof. Somer says that today, unlike in the past, it is never clear when democracy collapses or when a different regime comes to power because it happens through a series of steps that he calls “micro-coups”.