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Which is the most popular form of government in the contemporary world?

Democracy is the most popular form of government in the contemporary world because of the following reasons:

(i) It allows us to select our representatives through elections.


(ii) It also ensures that every citizen is entitled to basic fundamental rights.


(iii) Minority groups do not face any discrimination as their needs are given serious consideration


(iv) It has better governance due to transparency and laws that make the legal actions taken by the government clear to ordinary people


(v) Basic principles of democracy include freedom and equality


(vi) Democracies prevent war against other countries with a democratic form of government


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