DEMOCRACY


 


As defined by , democracy is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation, usually involving periodically held free elections. In essence, it is a government by the people.


 


1)     Democracy is the protection and promotion of the universal values of the rule of the law, and the development is based on the sure foundation of respect for human dignity.


2)     All members of the society have equal access to power and all members enjoy universally recognized freedoms and liberties when a nation is under a democratic ruling.


3)     Democracy is based on the philosophical principle of equal rights.


4)     Direct democracy or  pure democracy,  comprises a form of democracy and theory of civics wherein sovereignty is lodged in the assembly of all citizens who choose to participate.


5)     Democratic governance is the single most important government that can eradicate poverty and promote development throughout the world.



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