Indirect Election: Meaning, Merits and Demerits

Indirect election is the type of election where the voters do not elect the leaders, rather the electorateall the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election. More elects people (delegates) who then elect the leaders. The voters vote for a pool of delegates or the electoral collegeAn electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect candidates to particular offices. More who will vote for the candidates.

This system is used in the United States of America and Germany. The voters relinquish their voting rights to a selected representative (previously chosen in an election) to elect the political leaders on behalf of the people.