When we try to analyze the concept of democracy, the first thing that comes to mind is a political system in which power springs from the people, is meant to serve their interests and must always aim at the common good. It is the ideal relationship between city and citizen, where each presupposes and protects the other.

Citizens must act with equal speech and frankness, protect and obey the laws with respect, and remain free from party fanaticism and prejudice.

Over the centuries democracy changed many forms while trying to preserve its basic feature: power must, in one way or another, spring from the people.

Today democracy, although visibly different from its original form, theoretically derives from the people through the vote. Citizens have the right and the choice to elect representatives they believe will contribute to better government.

In reality, daily life is filled with demonstrations, marches and indignant citizens. What went wrong in a regime whose nature is supposed to be democratic decision-making?

Perhaps Aristotle was right when he warned that when citizens are not governed by reason and virtue but are carried by passions, democracy degenerates into mob rule.

Why have citizens lost faith in their own executive instruments? Have we misunderstood democracy, freedom and equality? Is insolence a right, illegality freedom, verbal arrogance equality and anarchy happiness? Is abuse of power democratic?

I firmly believe that the citizens of this country have lost faith in the idea of democracy. The absence of healthy politicization and the irrational party domination of recent years have strategically led our democracy toward self-destruction.

The conclusions are yours.