democracy?

i understand. In our country the party leaders are elected by a vote of their peers (the other MPs in their party) to lead. This is supposed to be as we vote the MP to represent us and it works a little fairer than it would in america as an MP only leads a relatively small area so his views are likely to represent theirs vaguely.

Which is fine except when a prime minister (like your president) steps down in the middle of a term - the party then elects a new leader, there is a not a general election. This is probably quite open to tampering by media and the candidates but luckily it rarely happens.

Your system would not need the primaries if you had more senators covering smaller areas but then would cost money, which we all know governments hate to waste.



EDIT: To taito - how many people knew how a steam engine worked, or a rifle? to go back even further how many people knew how a forge worked, or how a pen worked? no-one can know everything so therefore we specialise we necessitates exchange; that was how trading was born, initially bartering but then moved onto promisery notes then money. I dont know where im going with this but i saw a man with a gun today.