The regime may assume that it will be able to use the process to its own advantage, but events may not be that easy to control once people begin to feel empowered. The democratic genie is out of the bottle.
这种政权制度可能会认为它能够把这一程序为己所用，然而一旦人民感到被赋予了权利，局面就未必那样容易控制。民主的妖怪已经从瓶子里钻出来了。