one-party

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“China is the only other game in town,” Mirmina told Salon, noting that its one-party system does not have the challenges a democracy has in political battles over budget and timeframes in space operations.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Many are fed up with the one-party political system, but debate what might replace it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

At the time, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 were only a few years in the past; CCP leaders wanted to see their country grow in wealth and power but remain a one-party state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

This time, the one-party state reports, the outbreak spiraled out of control due to "lack of hygiene, accumulated garbage" and people storing water in tanks to mitigate the intermittent availability of clean tap water.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Siaka Stevens returned to power in 1968, and several years later declared the country a one-party state, the APC being the sole legal party.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah