Lack of information impedes citizens' ability to assess the decisions of their leaders, and even to make informed choices about the individuals they elect to serve as their representatives.

信息的缺乏将限制公民对官员加以评估的能力，甚至妨碍他们在选举中做出明智的选择。

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Of his involvement, he said: "When the residents elect me as their MP, it is their vote of confidence in my ability to look after their interest."

谈到参政心得，他说：“选民选了我当他们的议员，就是信任我有能力照顾好他们的福祉。”

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However intangible, the president-elect's ability to inspire and lead is as real as any other point of leverage.

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If the fans owned the team, with the ability to elect and defrock the board of directors, I wonder if the board would do more to please the fans who for the most part just want to see quality games.

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Few discuss treatment preferences they would elect if they lost the ability to make decisions.

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