Your comments have a certain vibe about them, don't they?
They hold elections in Russia.
Based on your logic - I imagine they have a great deal of choice then, as well.
Breathe easy! I don't expect a response:
Government is flawed in all forms and corruption can fundamentally prevent any flavor of it from working as intended.
There are infinite circular arguments that can spin up from nitpicking any obvious issues... available to anyone seeking the low hanging fruit. Your comments here do a fine job of providing examples.