Sentences with phrase «via referendums because»

From the start the project was all bribes and bullying, fundamentally undemocratic when the regional figureheads would be created without consulting voters via referendums because the powerful posts were likely to be rejected.

Not exact matches

Although no electoral system is perfect, and the UK's First Past the Post method is worse than most, parliamentary elections are a better expression of democracy because unlike a referendum, there is no clear agenda setter: the agenda is contested between parties and candidates, the media, and, increasingly, via the internet, the voters themselves.