I understand that concern. Ideally, internal politics should remain internal, without outside interference.
But when it gets to a point where a country's administration (the long term one, not the 4 year one) doesn't trust its citizens to make the correct and informed choice and be loyal to their own country and interests and actively tries to meddle with the results, then the name is all that's left of that democracy.
Might as well start putting "People's" or "Democratic" before that country's name. Like in DPRK or PRC. At least they're being honest about it.
But when it gets to a point where a country's administration (the long term one, not the 4 year one) doesn't trust its citizens to make the correct and informed choice and be loyal to their own country and interests and actively tries to meddle with the results, then the name is all that's left of that democracy.
Might as well start putting "People's" or "Democratic" before that country's name. Like in DPRK or PRC. At least they're being honest about it.