Democratic republic

A democratic republic is a country which is both a republic and a democracy. However, in practice countries which describe themselves as democratic republics do not always hold free or fair elections. An example of this was the German Democratic Republic, a communist state commonly known as East Germany.^[1]

References

1. ^ Fulbrook, Mary (1997). Anatomy of a Dictatorship: Inside the GDP 1959-1980. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198207207. 

See also

• Democracy
• Republic
• People's Republic