In this context the party is seen as made up of a bunch of thugs, who intimidate voters at the polls, and once part of the government, loot the national treasury. The parties, of course, have engaged in a lot of criminal activities ranging from threats to kidnappings to murder. Allegations of drug trafficking exist as well. In the parties there is a ready network, with loyal and willing individuals, to carry out just about any type of assignment, however unpleasant. Parties are also described as forming the personality cult of the leader.
Followers extol the virtues of the individual at the top.
This type of a transparent subterfuge would be a big joke in any seriously democratic country. The internal structure of the eighteen political parties who make up the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy is virtually the same. Each one revolves around an individual as the supreme leader. The control of the party is totally in the hands of that one individual. Loyalty is expected and received from the party workers and supporters.