Democracy Rollback in Nigeria Canada and Turkey

According to Larry Diamond (2008), the rise of predatory states has slowed down the democratic wave. Particularly, African nations face a serious problem of governance. This is partly as a result of the rise in authoritarian rule in the African nation. Nigeria has turned out to be counted and be used as a very good example of the authoritarianism among its leadership. The most targeted facet of democracy in Nigeria is the freedom of expression. Nigeria’s journey towards improved democracy and freedoms appears to have made several steps backward led by the political class. According to Diamond (2008), Nigeria is among the African nations facing political problems related to democracy. In addition, the ruling political class appears to be very influential ahead of the 2019 general election.

The next election could also be used to gauge the countries progress in democracy by establishing whether or not the current regime will allow a free and fair election to be held. Democracy Rollback in Canada Question: How and why is democracy being rolled back in Canada? Democracy rollback in Canada mainly touches on the issue of the treatment of the aboriginal people of Canada. Therefore, Canada is yet to make reasonable steps in the advances of the freedoms and rights of the aboriginal people. This could be a major contributor to the low turnout during elections. The aboriginal people may not have the level of patriotism that would push them to care about the leadership of the nation. This is mainly because they may not feel a sense of ownership to a country that they have faced an immeasurable number of atrocities in the past.

Similarly, other Canadians may also have a loss of that ownership feeling based on the issue of representation of the aboriginal, who are the original owners of the country. In Turkey, the incumbent enjoys a discretionally fund for the president, which is approved by the parliament and the judiciary. The fund is available for use in national security uses. However, the president is also at liberty to use the fund for political purposes. According to Abramowitz (2018), Turkey is one of the countries that are slowly sliding into authoritarian rule. Particularly, freedom of speech and religion are the biggest concern in relation to democracy rolled. The ruling party has been adamant to changing the social strings within the country and amassing power on the presidency.

This makes it difficult for any movement to go against the ruling party whether in protests or in political criticism. According to Grimm (2017), Turkey is one of the countries where freedom of the press is continuously eroded. The move by the Turkish government to crush any form of freedom of expression is partly a result of the failed coup (Grimm, 2017). This may have led to the ruling party to adopt stringent measures to prevent such an event from happening again. However, in Canada, the exclusion and oppression is mainly focused on a specific group of people, the aboriginal people of Canada. In all the three countries, democracy is being rolled back and a more autocratic form of government instilled. References Abramowitz, M.