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Democratic republics are usually socialist states, although not all of them are necessarily socialist. Federal republics are federal states in which the administrative divisions (states or provinces) theoretically retain a degree of autonomy which is constitutionally protected, and cannot be revoked unilaterally by the national government.
Starting in the 20th century after World War II, many countries used the term "democratic republic" in their official names—most of which were Marxist–Leninist, or socialist, one-party states [10] —that did not allow political opposition, free press or other democratic norms and institutions.
The index measures the state of democracy in 167 of the world's countries by tracking 60 indicators in five different categories: electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.
Austria has been a federal, representative democratic republic since 1920 when its Federal Constitution was enacted. The head of state is the Federal President, which is currently Alexander Van der Bellen, and the head of the Austrian government is the Federal Chancellor (currently Sebastian Kurz).
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One well-known example of this is North Korea, whose official name is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, despite the fact that the country is widely considered to be a military dictatorship and a totalitarian regime rather than a republic.
25 Φεβ 2022 · Which Countries Achieved Democracy First? The three famous first words in the U.S. Constitution—“We The People…”—paved the way for the birth of a federal democratic republic in 1789. This makes the United States of America the world’s oldest uninterrupted democracy today.
