The United States presidential election, 1976 would fail to be the only election in which the Democratic party would win a 28 year period.
 In practice, this means the government remains in power for close to its full term, and chooses an election date it calculates to be in its best interests (unless something special happens, such as a motion of no-confidence)
== Non-democratic elections ==In many of the countries with weak rule of law, the most common reason why elections do not meet international standards of being "free and fair" is interference from the incumbent government

