Democracy as a broad term is usually understood as an organised form of governance characterised by the rule of people. The majority of the citizens believes in democracy to be the best possible and the most desirable form of governance. On the other hand, discontent and disappointment in the democratic institutions as well as distrust in the elected officials has been more and more prominent. The bigger picture of this problem is described throughout this thesis. The main goal was to highlight the problems with the theoretical idea of democracy but also the problems within actual democratic systems in the modern era. Theoretical foundations of this thesis are based on the works of authors like Robert Dahl, David Held and Joseph Schumpeter. Using the examples of recent political events in Turkey and Catalonia, the shortcomings of democracy but also its new potential development are shown. With completely different goals but with the same use of democratic means, they both moved away from the idea of democracy. This examples show that there is a democracy crisis but also a new course in contemporary democratic systems. Democracy in its essence may not be that bad, but what is problematic is its application in existing, contemporary states wich demand constant adjustment to new conditions, overcoming obstacles and resolving new problems.