[EM] worldwide survey on democracy

[Abd ul-Rahman Lomax]

At 07:53 AM 9/29/2005, Stephen Turner wrote:
>This is an interesting worldwide survey carried out by
>the BBC and Gallup about:
>(i) is your country governed by the will of the
>people?
>(ii) are your elections free and fair?
>
>About 65% of people answer "No" to the first.

Interesting.

What is the "will of the people"? Just curious!

I have some idea what "the consent of the people," which is necessary 
and sufficient for democracy, means, but not "will."