I remember going voting with my parents in the 80’s in communist Poland. Voting was mandatory, so you would get into trouble if you wouldn’t go. It also wasn’t private, so you basically had to show what you voted for before putting your ballot into the ballot box. On top of they there was only one party which you could vote for.
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.
I remember going voting with my parents in the 80’s in communist Poland. Voting was mandatory, so you would get into trouble if you wouldn’t go. It also wasn’t private, so you basically had to show what you voted for before putting your ballot into the ballot box. On top of they there was only one party which you could vote for.
So practically a ritual. What’s the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question
The point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.
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.
To say you have elections.
Is purple cosmos the Polish national flower?
No, I don’t think so.
Hmm. I heard you’ve got a lot of them tho