ABSTRACT
Proposition No country in today’s world dares to oppose democracy openly; even authoritarian countries have to rely on the cloak of democracy in order to obtain justifi cation, legitimacy, and authority. Amartya Sen once stated that throughout the nineteenth century, it was not surprising to see national debates for democracy. However, in
the twentieth century, questioning democracy itself was wrong. Democracy is no longer a political system of choice; on the contrary, democracy is a developmental course to follow for every country and any society. 1 Moreover, in the twenty-fi rst century, there is no reason to deny the universal value of democracy. It can be said that democracy is the root of power for all modern nations, the foundation of all political powers, and the key concept to distinguish ancient from modern politics. Therefore, democracy is the core content and fundamental goal of modern political progress from a traditional society to a modern society.
