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by Saline9515 136 days ago
People also voted in USSR. DPRK has a 99,9% voter turnout that modern OECD countries could only dream about.

Voting is only a part of the democratic process, but is meaningless taken alone.

To add to what you say, Singapore is not a democracy, Lee Kuan Yew's son ruled the country for 20 years after his death, and his successor was chosen by him.