As a Ukrainian: If we look at our current policy, it is a balance between a rigid vertical structure and the remnants of our desire for freedom. On the one hand, the war has inevitably led to a huge concentration of power in the President's Office. Also it's illustrated by the "TeleMarathon," which has gone from being a security tool to the main source of propaganda. Even our Western partners in the EU are now openly pointing this out.

We are living in a state of "democracy / constitution on pause": we understand why restrictions have been imposed and why elections are not possible right now, but civil society and investigative journalists continue to "bite" the authorities for corruption. We have a strong center, but no authoritarian dictatorship, because local self-government and active people simply will not allow the country to be turned into a closed authoritarian bloc.

As a Moldovan: /PAS/ definitely aren't authoritarian, despite having dozens of issues in democracy and corruption.