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Democracy is one of the most popular terms in the political science. It has combination with different adjectives defined in different way with different contains. All approaches can settle on its content and its own signification. The root of democracy is that people choose or decide who governs them. Initially the most known definitions of democracy are based on the governance of the people. The people decide who will represent them and who will head the government at the national and local levels. They do so by choosing between competing parties in regular, fair and free elections. In a democracy laws and policies require majority support in parliament, but how about the rights of minorities? Women make up a little over half the world’s population, in most of countries but why are women still under-represented in leading positions? What are the challenges and the critics facing democracy nowadays? This paper aims to analyze the evolution of democracy and tries to answer all this questions. Key Words: Democracy, Post Democracy, Rule of Law and Human Rights.JEL Classifications: D72, P26, H83

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