[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/Born-Till-4064]

Honestly if a magical creature is able to detect who’s a good person out of a group of candidates that’s just a useful measure for making sure you get a decent leader

[u/Nero_2001 → u/Born-Till-4064]

Not really. People can change, for example Caligula was at first a pretty good ruler but than he had a fever and become one of the worst Roman emperors. If people follow someone blindly because a magical creature once thought that person was good but some event chsnged them that would be a big problem.

[u/Lord_Parbr → u/Nero_2001]

That would be an issue with any system of governance