Introduction

Elected authoritarians know how to win at the ballot box. Their strength often grows from the weakness of their opponents. When democratic rivals stay divided, reactive, or disorganized, authoritarian rule becomes the default winner.

A fragmented opposition cannot compete with authoritarian discipline. That's why Volume 5 of the Anti-Authoritarian Toolkit focuses on Opposition Coordination. It offers strategies for moments when outrage isn't enough—when defeating authoritarianism requires structure, collaboration, and shared purpose.

These plays show how to turn a fractured opposition into a coordinated, credible, and broad-based alternative with the discipline and imagination to win. The examples are real and global—India, France, Brazil, Hungary, Poland, and South Africa—each proving that strategic cooperation can succeed even in hostile environments.

Because the path to victory doesn't start with slogans. It starts with structure. Not with purity, but with planning. Not with ego, but with collective strength.