Marami ng halalan ang idinaos sa Pilipinas, kaya naman masasabi nating ang Pilipinas ay isang tunay na demokratikong bansa. Subalit sabi ng iba hindi sukatan ang dami ng halalan na idinaos na upang masabi nating ang isang bansa ay demokratiko o hindi. Ang tunay na batayan ay kung paano nagbigay-daan ang mga halalang ito sa pagkamit ng "katarungang panlipunan at pangekonomiya (loose terms for social justice and economic justice).
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What counts most, according to Fareed Zakaria, is the inner stuffing of democracy:
When we think about democracy, we should really think about not simply the electoral process but the inner stuffing of democracy, which is the institutions that produce liberty, separation of powers, the rule of law, courts and constitutions and that that inner stuffing is in many ways more important than elections. Anyone can hold an election. It’s very difficult to produce institutions that preserve liberty.
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