with referencd to Zimbabwe describe how the popular approval of rulers is necessary in a democracy but not sufficient
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Popular approval of rulers is necessary but not sufficient in a democracy.
It is important that the elected government remain democratic and not become autocratic like Zimbabwe.
They gained freedom from the whites in 1980.
Since then, robert mugabe was the president of the country.
This country is a democratic country where there happens election though the ruling party follow dishonest means to stay in power.
No criticism from the opposition or the media is tolerated. thus approval is necessary from the government but there also should be an opposition and media scrutiny should happen during the elections.
Explanation:
In a democracy, the currently ruling party or person needs to have a fair chance of losing and others need to have a fair chance of winning. Since this was not there in Zimbabwe we can conclude that popular approval of rulers in necessary but not sufficient in a democracy.