Democratic Republic: State that is both a democracy and a republic
A democratic republic is the idea which combines both republicanism and democracy.
This means that people can take part in the decisions that affect the way their community is run. There is no monarch. The country could be a presidential, semi-presidential or parliamentary.
Many countries consider themselves democratic republics. Many of these countries are dictatorships where elections are rigged in various ways. For example, in Eastern Europe, countries had Soviet troops stationed after WWII. Elections were organized so that the electorate had no real choice. The consequence of this is that "democratic republic" has become a synonym for "dictatorship.
Various countries
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Somali Democratic Republic
- Democratic Republic of Vietnam
- People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen
- Democratic Republic of Georgia
- Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
- German Democratic Republic (not a country anymore)
- Democratic Kampuchea
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
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