If you throw the strongest opposition candidates in jail or arbitrarily declare them ineligible for candidacy right before an election, there is little chance of a fair election, no matter what propaganda articles like this try an perpetuate
Uh, yes. Revolutionary movements actually need to use force against reactionary elements when appropriate. Only in the fascist-adjacent liberal world do you let Klan members march openly in the streets before, during, and after lynchings.