Participatory democracy must complement representative democracy, but cannot replace it, as both models have different frameworks for legitimisation.
Ní mór do dhaonlathas rannpháirtíochta daonlathas ionadaíochta a chomhlánú, ach gan dul ina ionad, mar tá creatlacha difriúla le haghaidh dlisteanú ag an dá mhúnla.