2009 General Lok Sabha Elections underway. In a matter of a little over a week’s time, we will know the New Ruling Government in India.
But how these Elections started and which country installed the first Democratically Elected Government.
Analysis Follows:
World's First Democracy
Athens (Greece) became the first democracy in the world in 508 BC..
Athens was once ruled by kings and nobles. As time went on the ruling class was replaced by a series of men called tyrants, men who forced their way to power and became dictators.
In 508 BC, a number of changes were introduced to Athenian government. People were now allowed to choose their rulers and to vote on important issues. Athens became the world's first democracy. Democracy comes from Greek words meaning, "Rule by the People."
World’s Largest Democracy
With over a billion people, the Republic of India is the World's Largest Democracy. With a population nearly four timesthat of the United States, India modeled its Constitution and Government on the British Parliamentary System, with a healthy dose of influences from the United States and the rest of Europe.
World’s Greatest Democracy (Uninterrupted Democracy)
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district.
The United States presidential election of 1789 was the first presidential election in the United States of America. With Over 220 Years of Democracy, the United States Of America is the longest uninterrupted Democratic Country (Known) in the World.
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