Liberal democracy is a form of government. It is a representative democracy in which the ability of the elected representatives to exercise decision-making power is subject to the rule of law, and usually moderated by a constitution that emphasizes the protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals, and which places constraints on the leaders and on the extent to which the will of the majority can be exercised against the rights of minorities (see civil liberties). Hence, liberal democracy is a qualified type of democracy where the expression of the power or will of the people is limited. In practice, these elections are nearly always won by groups who support liberal democracy; thus the system perpetuates itself.
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