In Norway, which is the country that leads the world as the best democracy, their king is 'the system' and 'the system' is the king. In between these two types of governments, you have where about 95 per cent of the world falls — countries with flawed democracies of varying degrees. Thus, for someone to be nominated as a presidential candidate, they must first beat their opponents at the primaries. This is where each party has its system, complete with power brokers and schemers, no different from what we have in Kenya. The US is only one of a handful of countries with flawed democracy where it is not possible to rig national elections.

Source: The Star August 23, 2020 01:52 UTC