Elimination election paradox. A candidate cannot (legitimately) be elected by the elimination of other candidates. The ancient Greek prejudice believed a tyranny is democracy. But a power monopoly stupefies, as well as corrupts, without discussion among equals. With the Hare system, as in Cambridge, the elimination count becomes less important, the more proportional the election. And it is possible for a reformed Hare system, to do away altogethe with narrowing down electoral choice by eliminations. Regards, Richard Lung.