Country X holds regular elections for a legislature, though most of its citizens have little faith in the validity of the results. Its powerful military operates largely outside of the control of the government, but it does not control the actions of the government. The government executive wields enormous power, but there is also a judiciary that occasionally rules on constitutional matters. A number of political parties compete with each other, but the government regularly restricts their campaigning activities. Based on this description, in which category could Country X most reliably be placed

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Based on this description, the category in which Country X could most reliably be placed is "hybrid regime."

This is a strange political regime that combines autocratic and dictatorial forms of government with some traits of democracy. The corrupt government allows for elections so people can participate in this to elect the President and their representatives, but not always respect the results of the election if the winner is not the candidate that favors the interests of the people in power.