People have become obssessed about the term "democracy" since the late 20th century. Governments are criticised for not being (enough) democratic. Countries are invaded so that democracy can be established. Politicians fear being labeled as having 'undemocratic' ideas...
Yet, it is time that people realise that a state is composed of 3 branches : the legislative (parliament), the executive (government), and the judiciary (courts). Yet, in the so called "democartic countries", only the first one is really democratic, as it is the only one which members are directly elected by the people.
In the few countries with a directly elected president (USA, France...), the highest member of the executive is also democratically elected, but not the ministers/secretaries, and even less the administration.
The judiciary is never democratic, apart from the random role played by the jury, when and where there is a jury system...
So saying that a government is democratic is mostly a non-sense, as only parliament can be democratic in today's system.
Yet, it is time that people realise that a state is composed of 3 branches : the legislative (parliament), the executive (government), and the judiciary (courts). Yet, in the so called "democartic countries", only the first one is really democratic, as it is the only one which members are directly elected by the people.
In the few countries with a directly elected president (USA, France...), the highest member of the executive is also democratically elected, but not the ministers/secretaries, and even less the administration.
The judiciary is never democratic, apart from the random role played by the jury, when and where there is a jury system...
So saying that a government is democratic is mostly a non-sense, as only parliament can be democratic in today's system.