Mr. Kohl, who is 64, said this had broken a postwar democratic consensus not to cooperate with extremists.

This need is deemed to be more important than what Greeks actually want and far too important to seek a democratic consensus.

All matters were debated openly in the ri'Hoyalina forum and decided through democratic consensus.

"It should be based on a broad, democratic consensus."

German bishops and prominent lay members are forever worried about losing their voice in the democratic consensus, their position within an enlightened liberal society.

The people have a right to debate and arrive at a democratic consensus on what kind of policing and criminal justice policies are appropriate.

One could just as well see in it a plea for approval, a prompt to democratic consensus.

Talking about a democratic consensus inside a revolution is utopia.

It was the republic's failure to find a lasting democratic consensus that eventually pushed republican politics into violence and war.

Real environmental progress depends on democratic consensus, not the hidden procedures of the military.