Finally, some Arab countries are not electorally competitive now but once did use free and fair elections to fill the state's most politically powerful offices (Lebanon). Others seemed close to doing so (Yemen, Morocco, and Jordan) or had a possible political opening but are now substantially farther away from being electorally competitive (Egypt and, arguably, Algeria).
最后，某些阿拉伯国家目前并不具备选举竞争力，但以前却曾采用自由公正的选举来决定国家的政治要职（黎巴嫩）。还有些国家似乎更接近这个目标（包括也门、摩洛哥和约旦），或是曾经有过可能的政治空缺，但现在却离选举竞争力越来越远（埃及和有争议的阿尔及利亚）。