I would go on to say that, IMO, the most important feature of a democracy is the periodic and orderly transfer of power every X years. Or, to put it another way, the ability to easily get rid of a leader.
Does the general population get most of the say in terms of a) who is a candidate and b) the general election? Because I certainly think universal suffrage is extremely important, as well as open elections, and I don't mean to imply that I somehow support the kind of result you get in the PRC. Obviously a real democracy doesn't only have one party, for instance.
I hardly made an exhaustive list of all the parameters of the kind of democracy I like, so try to exercise some judgment...
