"Although voting is an important democratic right, it is not the - TopicsExpress



          

"Although voting is an important democratic right, it is not the only one. And winning an election does not entitle a leader to disregard all checks on his power. The majoritarian world view espoused by Mr Erdogan and leaders of his ilk is a kind of zombie democracy. It has the outward shape of the real thing, but it lacks the heart." The actions of Erdogan bring to mind the government of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela or Vladimir Putin in Russia.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:01:04 +0000

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