Elections and democracy
- Do elections promote democracy in the UK?
- Democracy is about choice; elections provide a choice.
- There is a freedom of expression, elections enhance democracy by educating and informing the public.
- Elections are free for all to contest and stand in. All that is required is a deposit, which is returned on a collection of a certain number of votes.
- Democracy is all about citizens having an equal input and say in choosing representatives.
- Elections are the best mechanism for democracy, given the impractical…