Today is International Day of Democracy, which was established in 2007 by the United Nations General Assembly and is celebrated every September 15th, writes Calend.ru.

The day is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the first international conference of new and restored democracies held in 2008.

The UN offered states, as well as regional, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to adopt a new holiday as an occasion to focus on the state of democracy in the world. After all, democracy is not only an end, but also a process, and only through the full participation and support of the international community, public administration bodies, the society and citizens will it be possible to implement the ideas of democracy for everyone in all corners of the globe.