Question

what is a military regime? does democracy exist in such regimes?

Answer 1

A military regime refers to a system of governance where the supreme rests with a state's military. No, a democracy cannot exist in such a system because the spirit of a democracy which says an elected government, of the people, by the people and for the people, will lose its meaning.

Answer 2

Among political scientists, the existence of free and fair elections on a regular basis is considered the minimal condition for a democracy (democratic regime) (Dahl 1971; Diamond 1999).