Editing Direct election (section)

==== Colonial legacies ====
A major debate exists regarding colonial legacies and the promotion of democracy around the world.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lee |first1=Alexander |last2=Paine |first2=Jack |date=2019-09-01 |title=British colonialism and democracy: Divergent inheritances and diminishing legacies |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147596718302142 |journal=Journal of Comparative Economics |language=en |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=487–503 |doi=10.1016/j.jce.2019.02.001 |s2cid=159451218 |issn=0147-5967|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In terms of direct elections, former British colonies are less likely to hold direct elections for heads of state. Additionally no monarchies have direct elections for head of state since by definition the head of state is unelected.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Blais |first1=André |last2=Massicotte |first2=Louis |last3=Dobrzynska |first3=Agnieszka |date=1997-12-01 |title=Direct presidential elections: a world summary |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261379497000206 |journal=Electoral Studies |language=en |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=441–455 |doi=10.1016/S0261-3794(97)00020-6 |issn=0261-3794|url-access=subscription }}</ref>