Abstract
The paper deals with the relationship between class conflict and draw in Machiavelli's writings. Machiavelli describes a perfect republic (repubblica perfetta) in Discource on Remodelling Government of Florence, which can be described as populist republicanism (McCormick).
Here, Machiavelli proposes institutional reforms that transform the aristocratic republic into a popular republic, in which both conflict (given by two natures in society - umore) and sortition as a tool for chose citizens to political institutions play an important role. The discussions show Machiavelli's critique of the so-called the Venetian model, which is dominated by election.
Machiavelli sees this as a tool that favours one class of society and thus suppresses the class conflict that is necessary for the stability of the republic. The aim of this paper is to reveal the connection between social conflict and sortition in Machiavelli's writings for contemporary liberal democracy.