You know what I LOVE about this? It makes elections a far less viable system of government and that is just !@#$ing ossim.
Shin is gonna love this: "How can you prefer these corrupt democrats over our highly disciplined nobles traditions?"
I too like this. Would make democracies and republics feel a lot more medieval.
Even tyrannies have elections, just not as often--whenever the tyrant dies or pauses.
That's beside the point, imo.