hold an election after we find cheney has been dead for 3 years and hidden in a closet.
But seriously, we don't hold our world in a leader's hands. We pick the candidates that will push for the most important ideals of ours.
To religious fanatics their preacher/channeler/whatever the fuck (cleric in this case) hold the key to their salvation.
more importantly developed nations have stability, unlike these tribal clans who only are held together by violence.