That’s what my home country (Iran) did right with elections. They have a committee that has to approve the candidates, so you’d only get four to eight candidates each election. They of course also make sure to cover all political spectrums, from dark brown all the way to darker brown.
The committee consists of six religious clerks directly appointed by the supreme leader, and six law experts appointed by the head of judiciary, which I kid you not is appointed by the supreme leader. Not to worry though, the supreme leader himself is elected by a council elected by the people, but guess who has to approve the candidates for the council’s election? That’s right, the committee.
That’s what my home country (Iran) did right with elections. They have a committee that has to approve the candidates, so you’d only get four to eight candidates each election. They of course also make sure to cover all political spectrums, from dark brown all the way to darker brown.
Who approves the committee? The French system is okay, they vote in two rounds, most candidates won’t make it to the second round.
The committee consists of six religious clerks directly appointed by the supreme leader, and six law experts appointed by the head of judiciary, which I kid you not is appointed by the supreme leader. Not to worry though, the supreme leader himself is elected by a council elected by the people, but guess who has to approve the candidates for the council’s election? That’s right, the committee.
I’m guessing this is satire and critique of the Iranian system.
I wish it was satire, here’s the bit about what I called the committee members on Wikipedia:
And here’s the article about what I called the council:
If I understood correctly, the brownies.