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Should We Draw Lots For Fairer Elections?

June 28, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Should We Draw Lots For Fairer Elections?

The latest news on this front comes from Swissinfo, produced by the Swiss public broadcasting association:

To what extent are elections truly democratic? At the dawn of democracy in Athens, elected representatives used to be picked by lot. This idea is back in vogue: two Lausanne researchers have examined the notion of chance in politics.

In Switzerland, people appear to be increasingly vocal in their criticism of the democratic process. Critics warn that elite circles and money are influencing electoral results. As a democratic alternative, some people have suggested drawing lots.

The idea appears to be gaining ground as several groups are pushing for so-called random elections. These include Generation Nomination, which proposes drawing lots to choose parliamentarians for the House of Representatives, Passerelle in Biel, which wants a random election for half of the city’s parliament, and the Justice Initiative, which backs a similar idea for appointing federal judges.

See the full article at Swissinfo.

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Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Election History, Election Methods, Europe, Greece, Switzerland

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