%0 Journal Article %T About the Merits of Direct Democracy %J Journal De Jure %D 2018 %X ¨°here is a tendency In the constitutional theory and in the political practice to exaggerate the merits of direct democracy. The problems in the functioning of modern parliamentary democracy are a reason for that. The widespread application of forms of direct democracy is not able not solve these problems. It is necessary to strike a balance between direct and representative democracy %K direct democracy^ political representation^ voters^ political parties^ political decisions. %U http://journals.uni-vt.bg/dejure/eng/vol9/iss2/3