But it falls short of Western democratic norms in some important respects.

Party leaders then opted to overlook democratic norms and procedures.

If only the Labour Party were close to the social democratic norm.

Change in Communist regimes is slow, but eventually democratic norms take hold.

To expect that suddenly, all at once, democratic norms will restore the culture is impossible.

We do not expect Ethiopian democratic norms to be of a European standard.

This is the democratic norm you are defending.

Unfortunately, vital democratic norms are presently much compromised in this country.

This means establishing democratic norms and protecting human rights.

Certainly they now accept them and the democratic norms which exist in the EU.