The second election also allows for the three rounds, with the same rules as the first election and both present candidates will be running.

A primary election allows candidates with different innovative ideas an opportunity to challenge the convention choices.

The election thus allowed royal houses to increase their influence, by having supporters of relatives elected.

People complain that elections only allow them to say yes or no on predetermined alternatives.

"We cannot imagine, based on our analysis, that a genuinely free and fair election would allow Milosevic to remain as president," said a senior official.

Russia's democracy may well be faltering, but its elections still allow the ultimate protest vote: "against all."

Almost 70 percent of Nigerians did not believe elections would allow them to remove objectionable leaders, the survey found.

This election allowed candidates to run in more than one seat at a time.

We must hope that the presidential election scheduled for 5 January will allow democratic debate to return to the fore.

Thank goodness the election last November allowed the Republicans to control the House.