1.   This would have been unthinkable under previous authoritarian municipal governments.

2.   What is clear is that current constitutional arrangements do suit an authoritarian government well.

3.   ...a popular uprising against the authoritarian government.

4.   And many other Asian nations still have authoritarian governments.

5.   And the perception that America bolsters authoritarian governments even while it heralds democracy as an ideal fuels a sense of betrayal throughout the Muslim world.

6.   As a former ambassador to Hungary, he knew more about authoritarian governments than many of his colleagues in Washington.

7.   Authoritarian governments may be better at making the large initial investments in infrastructure and basic manufacturing that help start growth.

8.   Authoritarian governments still wield iron fists over economies.

9.   Before then, the West had supported Djukanovic as a foil to the authoritarian government in Belgrade.

10.   Across Eastern Europe, crime has skyrocketed as authoritarian governments have given way to democratic ones.