There are multiple candidates, but if elections are held in a one party state, they all belong to the same party or a party that is effectively under the dominating party’s control.
So practically a ritual. What’s the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question
aski3252@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 week ago
To say you have elections.
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 week ago
The point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.