Bilawal Bhutto Zardari: Democracy Is a Right, Not Just a System of Governance
PPP chairman says democracy empowers people to choose leaders and demand accountability, according to APP.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), said democracy should be understood as more than a mechanism for governing, according to a report by the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
Bilawal said democracy represents "the right of the people to choose their representatives, shape their future, and hold those in power accountable," APP reported.
The remarks were attributed to Bilawal in the APP report, which did not specify the occasion, date or location of the statement.
Further details on the context of his comments were not provided in the source material.
Sources
- Democracy not merely system of governance but right of people to choose their representatives: Bilawal — APP (Pakistan)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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