The purpose of elections in which both candidates have the same ideological outlook is threefold. First, elections give the people a chance to pick the candidate who is the most technically qualified and politically astute. Second, elections insure that legislators keep in touch with their constituencies. Finally, competitive elections prevent the establishment of a firmly entrenched party elite who would develop their own interests and not remain accountable to the people. Thus, elections tend to clamp down on corruption by party and government officials.From the information provided above, it can be validly concluded that

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