Form of government in which only one ethnic group can vote
Confederate States of America
The
Confederate States of America (flag, top; 1861–1865),
Apartheid South Africa (flag, upper middle; 1948–1994),
Rhodesia (flag, lower middle; 1965–1979), and
Israel (flag, bottom; 1948–present) are considered archetypical examples of
Herrenvolk democracy. Elections were/are generally
free, but voting suffrage was restricted based on
race, with governance that reflected the interests of the politically dominant racial group.
Herrenvolk democracy is a form of government with elections in which only a specific ethnic group has voting rights and the right to run for office, while other groups are disenfranchised.[1] Herrenvolk democracy is a subtype of ethnocracy, which refers to any form of government where one ethnic group dominates the state, with or without elections. The German term Herrenvolk, meaning "master race", was used in 19th century discourse that justified colonialism with the supposed racial superiority of Europeans.[2]