Here is an article about a democracy from the Middle Ages called the Taifa of Cordoba: https://newsbreakapp.onelink.me/2115408369?pid=mp_1599872&msource=mp_1599872&docid=0p054av8&af_dp=newsbreak%3A%2F%2Fopendoc%3Fdocid%3D0p054av8&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsbreak.com%2Faf-landing%3Fdocid%3D0p054av8