When a leader of a government has been overbearing, bullying, threatening and derisive in order to enforce their will on the people, the people will eventually rebel.
When this begins the dictator (even in a democracy) will withdraw and go quiet, hoping that people will forget their true character.
Such a leader can never change, for their lust for power drives them. They would be better off admitting to their style and extolling it’s benefits.
For another leader to want to displace the dictator in an election they need to present themselves in the opposite, that is, they will listen, involve and act upon the wishes of the people. In this way they are offering people a true choice of remaining in a dictatorship or returning to that which has been stolen from them, democracy.
From my guide Crazy Horse through Ian Rogers Director Sphinx Spiritual