There are many terms defining democracy. Some of them are very
short, others are comprehensive. In practice, however, a lot of
definitions are related to the political representation. The
political representation is a key element of the contemporary
indirect democracy and the elections can be defined as "circulatory
system" of the representative democracy. Political representation
on the other hand has faced a number of challenges. In response to
them in contemporary democracies there have been observed a
resurgence of various forms of direct democracy. But these forms
can't replace the elections. The election is an Institute, whose
character is mixed. It is based on the two side fold between direct
and representative democracy and the social importance of elections
increases in accordance with the main trend of the
contemporary society development - democracy promoting.
Кеу words: democracy, political representation, election