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As of today, about 50% of the world's governments are democracies. A democratic form of governance promises fair representation and allows members to control and form policies for the benefit of the group at large. However, practically just like all other forms of governance, democratic systems carry a variety of issues and concerns, like avoidance or obfuscation of actual issues, influence by external parties such as big corporate groups and lobby groups, insufficient representation for smaller groups or minorities, corruption and abuse of power.
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