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fakeBeerDrinker
1y ago
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I don’t believe that Switzerland is the oldest democracy in the world, but I could be mistaken. Iceland has had a democratic-ish parliament since the 900s[0].
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Bengalilol
1y ago
You are right. And there is San Marino too. I had to write “the oldest direct democracy still alive”.
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