Democracy is not only undermined by a dictator who abolishes elections. It also loses strength when citizens feel that rules are increasingly interpreted in favor of the established power, that participation is merely for show, and that oversight bodies appear increasingly less independent. For shouldn't the question actually be: Who guards democracy, and who guards the guards?
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Democracy is not only undermined by a dictator who abolishes elections. It also loses strength when citizens feel that rules are increasingly interpreted in favor of the established power, that participation is merely for show, and that oversight bodies appear increasingly less independent. For shouldn't the question actually be: Who guards democracy, and who guards the guards?