Talk:Procedural democracy

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The following sentences appear to be POV:

Procedural democracy is an "imperfect" minimal democracy.

Sadly, It is common that the elites use electoral procedures to maintain themselves in power against the best interests of the people, thus thwarting the establishment of real democracy.

It is important to note that the assisting nations influence the election and the elected government, upsetting the true functioning of democracy.

Agreed. Emotive words such as 'sadly' should not appear in an encyclopedic article. However perhaps 'imperfect' is unavoidable.

'Imperfect' is definitely POV, as the definition of a 'perfect' democracy is very much in the eye of the beholder. I've attempted to de-POV it some. Please add your thoughts if you don't agree with my edits. Joffeloff 17:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)