ðə hɪstˈoːɹiənz hæv ˈɔːlweɪz sˈɛd ðætðə tʃˈeɪndʒ wʌz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɪnðə sˈɪɾiz; ðə ɹˈʊɹɹəl ˈɛɹiəz dˈɪdnt hæv fɹˈiːdəm tə tʃˈuːz ðɛɹ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz bɪkˈʌz ðə “kæsˈiːks” ɔːɹ lˈoʊkəl pəlˈɪɾɪkəl bˈɔsᵻz kəntɹˈoʊld ðə hˈoʊl sˈɪstəm.
The historians have always said that the change was required in the cities; the rural areas didn't have freedom to choose their representatives because the “caciques” (or local political bosses) controlled the whole system.