Is Voting In Democracy Halal?
voting in a democratic system would still directly help the politicians try to leglislate laws as that helps them get into power and office to even leglislate laws in the first place so voting would mean that you want them to be in power to leglislate laws which is still the action of directly making them get in power and leglislating laws because you voted for them so it is still haram to do so no matter the intention as even bowing down towards idols is still haram even if your intention is just to “respect it” or “respect other peoples beliefs” it is still haram no matter the intention you do.