Abstract

This article highlights the main political institutions of democracy. Stressed the importance of the effective functioning of such institutions in the process of democratization. Particular attention is paid to the quality of the institutions of democracy. A detailed analysis of the basic democratic institutions such as the election of officers; open and free vote, freedom of speech, access to alternative sources of information, the autonomy of associations, general civil law. There are different ways of understanding of democracy as a whole, and its institutions necessary for the effective functioning of democracy itself. Democracy has its own characteristics and criteria that allow you to identify it as a separate form of government, but for a real assessment of the state of affairs it is necessary to conduct an analysis to compare the declared political institutions with their practical implementation. Indicated above democratic institutions based on the principles of representative democracy and in one form or another is implemented in practice, the state board. It is therefore called the institutions of democracy in this publication are considered by us as a base. There are other approaches to the definition of the political institutions of democracy, but the actual difference is only to a greater or lesser degree of specificity consider the basic institutions regarding the practice of a young state. A brief analysis of the basic institutions of democracy gives the opportunity to see the key problems in the functioning of these institutions in our country. Without this, not declarative functioning of democratic institutions there can be no question of the success of the democratic transition and reform. The main institution of democracy is the foundation, without which it is impossible to build a democratic society.