[garaetjjte]

I think the difference is that in "illiberal democracy" there are still non-falsified elections, so the leader can technically lose.

[ndsipa_pomu]

Going from the definition in Wikipedia (though it does mention a lack of consensus on the exact definition):

> Elections in an illiberal democracy are often manipulated or rigged, being used to legitimize and consolidate the incumbent rather than to choose the country's leaders and policies