Yeltsin left the Communist Party having, over the years, grown disillusioned with their ideals and totalitarian regimes. He wished to create a democratic system where multiple parties could stand for election, a major shift away from the idea that there would be one ruling Party and no exceptions. Yeltsin would continue to espouse these ideals of democracy throughout his run in charge of Russia, though several people believed he still wielded excessive power for the position he maintained. His legacy is, to say the very least, a complex one!