Modern democracy is a political system of government where the citizens have direct power, typically derived from periodic free and fair elections. It is founded upon ideals such as the rule of law, separation of powers, protection of civil liberties, and accountability of the government. There are a number of models: parliamentary models where the executive is chosen from among and by the legislature, presidential models where power is divided between otherwise separate branches independently elected, and mixed models that borrow and adapt aspects of both. In spite of all its ideals, modern democracy is confronted with life-threatening crises. They are political polarisation, social media dissemination of lies, weakening of independent institutions, disillusionment of the voters, and rising money power politics..

They do so elsewhere by erasing democratic norms from here through curtailment of freedom of press, independence of judiciary, or constitutional manipulation of term limits. Hybrid standard of democracy is seen everywhere across the globe, and there are nations with very good democratic standards and others that have descended into authoritarianism but still go through the farce of democratic elections..