Imagine you live in a country where there is no democracy. The easiest and most likely thing to happen will be said government pretending there is democracy. "

Imagine you live in a country where there is no democracy. The easiest and most likely thing to happen will be said government pretending there is democracy. "The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything." - Stalin. So even if you believe you live under democracy. You may not. In this case, OP's FPV discovered he doesn't live under democracy. Obviously this is just local election, which is often more powerful and more corrupt than a larger government. You now have to hope that the corrupt non-democractic government allows you? lol good luck.