The issues of democracy in modern Ukraine are considered in the article. It is pointed out that the path of the Ukrainian state to gaining independence and carrying out democratic transformations was not easy. Ukraine’s independence returns statehood to its human, humane face.

It is emphasized that democracy and the rule of law are social, inseparable and interconnected social concepts. The essence of this connection is to carry out effective reforms in the country, in order to promote the development of the economy, political and legal system, and to establish the principles of social justice. The solution of these problems has had, for the last thirty years, to put a man at the center of the social system, to ensure their dignified existence and harmonious development.

At the same time, the democratic orientation of the Ukrainian state should promote the development of self-government, creative initiative, strengthening discipline and law and order.

The article notes that after gaining independence, much of society perceived democracy as an unlimited opportunity for permissiveness, access to public property, violation of freedom, impunity for legal offenses. The problems of non-compliance with a number of provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine, in particular the rights and freedoms of citizens are raised in the paper. It is emphasized that the people want to have real leaders of the state who would make the society happy and the world around them fair.

But the practice of forming state bodies shows that incompetent persons are appointed to leading positions, and uneducated people without parliamentary experience are appointed to the parliament.

In this context, there is the problem of forming representative bodies. None of the existing electoral systems in Ukraine has shown adequate perfection.

Key words: democracy, Ukrainian democracy, rule of law, rights and freedoms, law, elections, state system.

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