This actually makes no sense. The regimes actually make "elections" which are FAKE. I'm Venezuelan, and here in my country the elections will happen on Sunday, and most people just don't want to vote, because despite the big majority of the population hates the regime, they ALWAYS win. This always happens in dictatorial countries, because they have control over everything including the military.
This Sunday, there are going to be elections, and all of the candidates are people from the government. Is that very "democratic" for you?
I would say more, but my broken English is not helping...