What's kind of a problem for me is that, in my country, namely the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, doing such a thing would amount to high

What's kind of a problem for me is that, in my country, namely the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, doing such a thing would amount to high treason. Lowering my sights from 'King' to 'Prime Minster' is more doable, but technically that is not a democratically elected position anyway; it's an appointment by the favour of the reigning monarch. That is, you can freely endorse someone, but the King isn't obliged to take any notice. The truly direct and democratic path to leadership is that of running for membership of the House of Commons, which is not something I haven't considered with some seriousness on occasions. However, independent candidates rarely get as far as their party-affiliated counterparts.