In the United Kingdom, there’s a tradition of letting the political party of any lawmaker assassinated in an act of political violence run unopposed in the by-election.
In the United Kingdom, there’s a tradition of letting the political party of any lawmaker assassinated in an act of political violence run unopposed in the by-election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Batley_and_Spen_by-election
It lets people know violence cannot change the balance of power.