Sadly, not really. Despite being a democracy, we have an enormous democratic deficit in our highest office - the Governor General is selected by one man (John Key) by an opaque process which excludes any public scrutiny. To highlight this, the Republican Movement has been running an online election. The top ten nominees are profiled here, and you can cast your vote here.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Vote for the next Governor General!
Posted by
Idiot/Savant
at
10/19/2010 03:17:00 PM
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Democracy,
Republicanism