Explain the minimum conditions which make the elections process more democratic
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According to American political scientist Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: a political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections; the active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life; protection of the human rights of all citizens;
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴɪᴍᴜᴍ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀs ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡs:
(ɪ) ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴠᴏᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴠᴏᴛᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇǫᴜᴀʟ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ.
(ɪɪ) ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ. ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴᴅɪᴅᴀᴛᴇs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏғғᴇʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏᴛᴇʀs.
(ɪɪɪ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴏғғᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴀʟs. ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʟᴅ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ғᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀs.
(ɪᴠ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴅɪᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.
(ᴠ) ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀɪʀ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪsʜ.