Editing Oligarchy (section)

===Modern oligarchies===

Princeton University made a study of the analysis of the government programmes and made the decision that the [[File:Cball-US.png]] the USA had converted from a Democracy to an Oligarchy, where elections became just a ceremonial procedure. The top 1% of the U.S. population by wealth in 2007 had a larger share of total income than at any time since 1928. In 2011, according to PolitiFact and others, the top 400 wealthiest Americans "have more wealth than half of all Americans combined." thus, they had a big power in American Politics in the Senate.

====[[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Russia====
Russia after 1991 remains a remarkable example of an oligarchy, like the Semibankirschina, or the rule of the seven bank leaders' name that contrasted it with the Seven Boyars power. The power of those is so big that they control the newspapers and even some people as [[File:MMMism.png]] Sergei Mavrodi, retained more power than the state. In the 2000s the Oligarchs still controlled most of the state enterprises and economy, even though in 2020, Dmitri Peskov claimed that "there are no oligarchs in Russia". [[File:Putin.png]] Putin largely maintains the oligarchies and has a mutually good relationship with them.

====[[File:Cball-Ukraine.png]] Ukraine====
Ukraine's situation is similar to that of Russia, as business oligarchs have a big political influence. The oligarchs' influence on the Ukrainian Government is extreme but is waning. The notable people include, [[File:Zamaybutneyloig.png]] [[Populism|Ihor Kolomoyskyi]], [[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[Plutocracy|Dmytro Firtash]], etc. Overall, there are about 35 oligarch groups. In 2011 and even to this day some analysts and Ukrainian politicians believe that some Ukrainian business tycoons have extremely close relations with Russia. In 2008, the combined wealth of Ukraine's 50 richest oligarchs was equal to 85% of the country's GDP, by end of 2013, the number was 45%. In 2021, [[File:Zelensky.png]] [[Populism|Volodymyr Zelensky]] declared himself the expert at who is and isn't an oligarch and through his decree formally defined an oligarch using his own criteria as:
* Involvement in political life
* [[File:Mediastocracy_flair.png]] [[Mediacracy|Influence on mass media]]
* Is a de-facto owner of a monopoly, and maintains or strengthens it for over 1 year.
* Has at least 2700 million Hryvnas in assets.
People who fit those criteria are prohibited from buying privatized assets and giving campaign donations. [[File:PPoroshenko.png]] [[Liberal Conservatism|Petro Poroshenko]] left the oligarch list by selling his media. [[File:Oppoplatforlife.png]] [[Kleptocracy|Viktor Medvedchuk's]] channels were shut down for promoting Russophilia, before being arrested for treason after the 2022 invasion, before being sent to Russia after a POW exchange, still being left without being wealth. [[File:Cball-CrimeanTatar.png]] [[Corporatocracy|Rinat Akhmetov]] left the list by "voluntarily" handing over his media to the state. The Oligarchs are becoming gradually weaker, but maintain significant economic power.

====[[File:Cball-Malaysia.png]] Malaysia====
Malaysia during Mahathir's Seventh Cabinet (2018-2020) consisted of a five-member advisory team called "Council of Eminent Persons" (CEP) or "Council of Elders" (Malay: ''Majlis Penasihat Kerajaan'', literally Government Advisory Council), which is similar to an oligarch system that advises the Government of Malaysia. The Council consists of [[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[Plutocracy|Daim Zainuddin]], [[File:Bankocracy.png]] [[Financialism|Zeti Akthar Aziz]], [[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[Plutocracy|Robert Kwok Hok Nien]], [[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism|Jomo Kwame Sundaram]] and [[File:Plutocrat.png]] [[Plutocracy|Hassan Marican]].