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    The document discusses democracy and provides examples of Pakistan and Zimbabwe. It defines democracy as a government elected by the people. Key features include people electing rulers through fair elections to allow changing leadership. However, democracy can lead to instability due to changing leaders and delays in decision making. The document then analyzes whether Pakistan and Zimbabwe can be considered democracies. For Pakistan, the military dominated power and elections did not transfer true authority to elected representatives. For Zimbabwe, the ruling party has consolidated power over decades through unfair practices, harassment of opponents, and control of media.

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    The document discusses democracy and provides examples of Pakistan and Zimbabwe. It defines democracy as a government elected by the people. Key features include people electing rulers through fair elections to allow changing leadership. However, democracy can lead to instability due to changing leaders and delays in decision making. The document then analyzes whether Pakistan and Zimbabwe can be considered democracies. For Pakistan, the military dominated power and elections did not transfer true authority to elected representatives. For Zimbabwe, the ruling party has consolidated power over decades through unfair practices, harassment of opponents, and control of media.

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    DEMOCRACY

    Democracy is a form of a government in which the rulers are elected by the people.

    Features of Democracy
    In a democracy:
    • Rulers are elected by the people to take major decisions.
    • Through elections, a fair and choice of opportunity is given to people to change the current ruler.
    • This choice and opportunity is available to all the people on an equal basis.
    • The exercise of this choice leads to the formation of a government, limited by basic rules of the
    constitution and citizen’s right.

    DEMERITS OF DEMOCRACY

    • In a democracy, the leader is changed after a duration of a certain period. This results in instability.
    • As democracy is about the political competition and power play, it leaves no space for morality.
    • If a decision has to be made or a law has to be confirmed, there are a lot of people consulted for the
    process leading to the delay of the decision.
    • As democracy is based on electoral competition, it leads to corruption.

    MERITS OF DEMOCRACY

    • This form of government is more accountable.


    • Democracy improves the quality of decision making.
    • It provides a solution to deal with differences and conflicts.
    • It enhances the dignity of citizens.
    • Democracy allows to correct its own mistakes as a government.

    PAKISTAN – A DEMOCRACY?

    • In 1999, A military General, Pervez Musharraf took over the government.


    • In 2002, he changed his designation to President, also held a referendum that granted him 5 years of
    extension.
    • In 2002, he issued a Legal Frame Work, according to which he amended the constitution. It gave the
    president the right to dismiss the national/provincial assemblies.
    • The work of civilian cabinet was supervised by a National Security Council, which was dominated by the
    military. After the law was passed, elections were held in the assemblies.
    • Therefore, there were elected representatives that had some power, but the final power was under the
    military and General Musharraf.

    OUTCOME

    The representatives elected by the people were not the real rulers.
    The main power rested under General Musharraf, who forced himself as the President on the
    people. Therefore, Pakistan could not be called a ‘democracy’.

    ZIMBABWE – A DEMOCRACY?

    • Zimbabwe gained independence in the year 1980. Since then, the country had been ruled by the party
    ZANU-PF, this party led the freedom struggle in the leadership of Robert Mugabe.
    • Since then, the elections had held at a regular pace and won by ZANU-PF.
    • President Mugabe is popular but also uses unfair practices in elections. Over the years, this government
    has changed the constitution several times to increase his powers and less accountability.
    • The opposition party workers were harassed and their meetings were disrupted. Public demonstration
    against the government are illegal.
    • Television and radio are controlled by the government and give only the ruling party’s vision. There are
    independent newspapers but the government harasses journalists who go against them.

    OUTCOMES

    The approval of the rulers is necessary in a democracy but not sufficient.

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