As of January 23, 2006
Narrowly defined using standard political-science classifications, 6 of the 19 listed members are from countries generally categorized as electoral or flawed democracies
Step 1: List of countries
The list includes these 19 countries.
- Bahrain
- Morocco
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
- Indonesia
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Uzbekistan
- Mongolia
Step 2: Countries commonly classified as democracies
Using widely cited democracy measures (e.g., Global State of Democracy Indices and the Economist Democracy Index), only a subset of these are typically treated as electoral or flawed democracies, rather than hybrid or authoritarian regimes. idea
Those are:
- Argentina (electoral/flawed democracy, competitive elections and sustained democratic institutions). freedomhouse
- Armenia (electoral democracy but with governance and rule-of-law weaknesses). en.wikipedia
- Bulgaria (EU member, generally classified as a democracy with quality concerns).
- Hungary (formally a democracy, often rated as a “flawed democracy” or hybrid but still within the democratic category in some indices).
- Indonesia (large multiparty electoral democracy with civil-liberties constraints).
- Mongolia (electoral democracy with regular competitive elections).
Most of the remaining states (Bahrain, Morocco, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan, plus partially recognized Kosovo in some datasets) are typically rated as hybrid or authoritarian regimes rather than consolidated or even flawed democracies.
Step 3: Final count
Number of Board of Peace members from countries generally considered democracies (broadly including flawed/electoral democracies): 6 of 19.
(Guess) Who’s in Charge
From the Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
Article 3.2: Chairman
(a) Donald J. Trump shall serve as inaugural Chairman of the Board of Peace, and he shall separately serve as inaugural representative of the United States of America, subject only to the provisions of Chapter III.
(b) The Chairman shall have exclusive authority to create, modify, or dissolve subsidiary entities as necessary or appropriate to fulfill the Board of Peace’s mission.
Article 3.3: Succession and Replacement
The Chairman shall at all times designate a successor* for the role of Chairman. Replacement of the Chairman may occur only following voluntary resignation or as a result of incapacity, as determined by a unanimous vote of the Executive Board, at which time the Chairman’s designated successor* shall immediately assume the position of the Chairman and all associated duties and authorities of the Chairman.
*Most likely one of his jackass sons