Sovereign communist governments have permitted and conceded loss in competitive multi-party elections

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Historical examples from post-communist transitions in Eastern Europe and the Balkans demonstrate that sovereign communist and post-communist governments did permit multi-party elections and frequently conceded power or negotiated transitions following electoral losses.

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The claim refers to whether sovereign communist governments permitted and conceded losses in competitive multi-party elections. Papers [8], [9], and [10] discuss the transition from communist rule in Eastern Europe, Albania, and the Yugoslav republics, where ruling communist elites held foundational multi-party elections and ultimately relinquished power or conceded political monopoly during democratization processes. None of the provided papers refute this empirical historical reality. Therefore, the claim is supported.

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How Do Hybrid Regimes Transition to Democracy?

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Dušan Pavlović, Ivan Stanojević, Nikola Jovic, Dušan Vučićević. How Do Hybrid Regimes Transition to Democracy?. 2025. https://doi.org/10.30965/18763332-49010008

Analyzes the transition of post-communist regimes in Southeast Europe and Albania where former communist or hybrid authorities engaged in competitive elections leading to regime change.

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The Interminable Transition; An Analysis of the Electoral Behavior in Albania (1991-2017)

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Kledja Lazebeu. The Interminable Transition; An Analysis of the Electoral Behavior in Albania (1991-2017). 2018. https://doi.org/10.26417/EJSS.V1I3.P129-136

Examines Albania's transition from a communist regime starting in 1990-1991 through competitive multi-party dynamics and political shifts.

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Rokkan Rules? Communist Elites and the Choice of Electoral Systems in the Yugoslav Republics, 1989-1990.

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Glaurdić J, Muharemović E. Rokkan Rules? Communist Elites and the Choice of Electoral Systems in the Yugoslav Republics, 1989-1990.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2023.2242604

Explores the historical context of the first elections during the transition from communism in the Yugoslav republics, highlighting how ruling communist elites participated in the design and execution of early multi-party contests.

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