The notoriously conservative Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra holds an election to decide the next conductor to follow Sir Simon Rattle in 2018. While all members of the orchestra could vote, the process was not clear. Members were able to vote for anyone as there was no list of candidates but how things were narrowed down after that and how many votes would be required to win had not been determined.
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
