[interbaoui]

The khilafah was given to Umar because Abu Bakr selected him. The khilafah was given to Uthman because a small group of sahaba that were selected by Umar decided upon him and pledged their allegiance to him. Khilafah was also given to Abu Bakr in a similar manner.

We don't see the democratic process here. We also don't see nepotism inherent in monarchies. In fact, Umar didn't select anyone from his family on purpose when he was selecting the members of the small shoora. The shoora he selected was composed of the remaining 'ashara mubashsharah except for one (Sa'eed ibn Zayd ) because he was his son-in-law.