A republican democracy, it existed from July 1823 to 1841.

Without this healthy skepticism, which is pervasive in Iran, true democracy cannot exist.

This democracy exists when the state is very strong so it can afford to be criticised.

I tell them that democracy has existed in your countries for more than a hundred years.

India - Although the world's largest democracy, reports of human rights abuses do exist.

Neither the rule of law nor democracy exist in Vietnam.

For I am firmly convinced that a democracy cannot exist without transparency.

No viable parliamentary democracy can exist without the power of the purse.

Mr President, we all know that democracy either exists or does not exist.

But a democracy cannot exist without respect for human and women's rights.