Democracy and elections

• Oscar Abel Hassenteufel Salazar

  Estudio Jurídico Hassenteufel & Asociados

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Normally, when we talk to other people or listen to national or international political leaders, we find that everyone calls themselves, or we all call ourselves, democrats. It seems that democracy is something truly important, for everyone to claim that title. Evidently, everyone considers that democracy, whatever it may be, is something that human societies should possess, that it is a good thing, but how is it possible that political or governmental regimes so different from each other, as is the case, for example, of the United States and Cuba, can all be democratic?. Or does the same word encompass different concepts? In any case, I reiterate that all or almost all of us claim to be democrats, even if the concept or meaning of the word is not clear.
It is not easy to establish a single or definitive concept of what democracy is, because throughout the historical evolution of humanity, diverse ideas and varied experiences have emerged. The only thing that is clear is that the concept of Democracy is intimately linked to politics or, better said, to the political, legal, religious, aesthetic and philosophical conceptions of society.

1. Oscar Abel Hassenteufel Salazar, Estudio Jurídico Hassenteufel & Asociados

   Doctorado en Derecho en la Universidad Mayor, Real y Pontifica de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca. Fue Presidente del Tribunal Supremo Electoral de Bolivia. Consultor privado en temas electorales y constitucionales. ORCID 0009-0009-3394-962X

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