B Souza,- all very well if one sees it that way, but in UK the roles of the Prime Minister for a) the Government and b ) his party are entirely separate. Hence any expenses of the election campaign are entirely down to ther party and he can not fly around on the RAF or anyone else at taxpayers expense. In this way , he and the challenger(s) are as nearly as is possible on equal footing. One would think thats more like true democracy.
Whether the contry is rich or poor makes no difference. Freebies for its leaders at hard pressed taxpayers expense are simply wrong, so saying its OK in the USA but not in SA doesnt hold water.