`Chihuahua' Democracy
April 15, 2003
Daniel Sparringa* In the basic idea of democracy which evolved up to the middle of the last century, the direct election of a president by the people is understood by experts on democracy to be a political institution that improves the quality of democracy founded on two pillars: parliament and civil liberties.
The first pillar, namel
*Lecturer at the School of Social & Political Sciences (FISIP), Airlangga University, Surabaya.