[acdha]

It’s a third, but also that’s not a criteria for “dictator” – the term refers to unchecked power, and while over time that tends to build resentment it’s not a given. This is especially true when they favor certain religious or ethnic groups where the beneficiaries like the dictator and everyone else does not.

[riku_iki]

Its up to discussion if current president's power is really unchecked.

[acdha]

Sure, but that’s what makes someone a dictator, not whether they poll well.

[riku_iki]

Poll is an actual check, that his actions are aligned with what population wants from him. Laws and institutions are always not perfect, and all governments violated some rules.