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Elections in the Roman Republic were an essential part of its governance, with participation only being afforded to Roman citizens. Upper-class interests, centered in the urban political environment of cities, often trumped the concerns of the diverse and disunified lower class; while at times, the people already in power would pre-select candidates for office, further reducing the value of voters’ input. The candidates themselves at first remained distant from voters and refrained from public presentations (in fact, formal speech-making was at one point forbidden in an effort to focus on the policies rather than the charisma of the candidate), but they later more than made up for time lost with habitual bribery, coercion, and empty promises. As the practice of electoral campaigning grew i

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  • Elections in the Roman Republic were an essential part of its governance, with participation only being afforded to Roman citizens. Upper-class interests, centered in the urban political environment of cities, often trumped the concerns of the diverse and disunified lower class; while at times, the people already in power would pre-select candidates for office, further reducing the value of voters’ input. The candidates themselves at first remained distant from voters and refrained from public presentations (in fact, formal speech-making was at one point forbidden in an effort to focus on the policies rather than the charisma of the candidate), but they later more than made up for time lost with habitual bribery, coercion, and empty promises. As the practice of electoral campaigning grew in use and extent, the pool of candidates was no longer limited to a select group with riches and high birth. Instead, many more ordinary citizens had a chance to run for office, allowing for more equal representation in key government decisions. During the Roman Republic the citizens would elect almost all officeholders annually. Popular elections for high office were largely undermined and then brought to an end by Augustus (r. 27 BCE – 14 CE), the first Roman emperor (earlier known as Octavian). However, Roman elections continued at the local level. (en)
  • Las elecciones en la República romana eran una parte esencial de su gobierno, y la participación solo estaba permitida a los ciudadanos romanos. Los intereses de la clase alta, centrados en el entorno político urbano de las ciudades, a menudo superaron las preocupaciones de la clase baja diversa y desunida; mientras que a veces, los que ya estaban en el poder preseleccionaban a los candidatos para el cargo, lo que reducía aún más el valor de la opinión de los votantes.​ Al principio, los mismos candidatos permanecieron distantes de los votantes y se abstuvieron de hacer presentaciones públicas (de hecho, en un momento se prohibió hacer discursos formales en un esfuerzo por centrarse en las políticas en lugar del carisma del candidato),​ pero luego más que compensado por el tiempo perdido con el soborno habitual, la coerción y las promesas vacías. A medida que la práctica de las campañas electorales creció en uso y extensión, el grupo de candidatos ya no se limitó a un grupo selecto con riquezas y alcurnia. En cambio, muchos más ciudadanos comunes tuvieron la oportunidad de postularse para cargos públicos, lo que permitió una representación más equitativa en las decisiones gubernamentales clave. Durante la República romana, los ciudadanos elegirían anualmente a casi todos los funcionarios. Las elecciones populares para altos cargos fueron socavadas en gran medida y luego concluidas por Augusto (r. 27 a. C.-14 d. C.), el primer emperador romano. Sin embargo, las elecciones romanas continuaron a nivel local. (es)
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  • Elections in the Roman Republic were an essential part of its governance, with participation only being afforded to Roman citizens. Upper-class interests, centered in the urban political environment of cities, often trumped the concerns of the diverse and disunified lower class; while at times, the people already in power would pre-select candidates for office, further reducing the value of voters’ input. The candidates themselves at first remained distant from voters and refrained from public presentations (in fact, formal speech-making was at one point forbidden in an effort to focus on the policies rather than the charisma of the candidate), but they later more than made up for time lost with habitual bribery, coercion, and empty promises. As the practice of electoral campaigning grew i (en)
  • Las elecciones en la República romana eran una parte esencial de su gobierno, y la participación solo estaba permitida a los ciudadanos romanos. Los intereses de la clase alta, centrados en el entorno político urbano de las ciudades, a menudo superaron las preocupaciones de la clase baja diversa y desunida; mientras que a veces, los que ya estaban en el poder preseleccionaban a los candidatos para el cargo, lo que reducía aún más el valor de la opinión de los votantes.​ Al principio, los mismos candidatos permanecieron distantes de los votantes y se abstuvieron de hacer presentaciones públicas (de hecho, en un momento se prohibió hacer discursos formales en un esfuerzo por centrarse en las políticas en lugar del carisma del candidato),​ pero luego más que compensado por el tiempo perdido c (es)
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  • Elecciones en la República romana (es)
  • Elections in the Roman Republic (en)
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