Parliamentarism means that a parliament elects a country's prime minister and decides its laws. A majority can turn against the prime minister, in which case the government must resign or call an election.
The essence of democracy is that we can go to the polls and elect a new majority, a new government and new laws.
This democratic essence is now guaranteed in all EU countries. A country must be democratic in order to join the EU.
But the EU itself is not a democracy.
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