The Burden of leadership is that nobody wants to be led, yet everybody needs it. Thus they all demand that you choose, and once you do they'll hate you for it all the same. And so there are no sound decisions.

In Vampire the Masquerade the Prince is a leader of a city, in the olden days he was an absolutarian dictator. In modern times he resembles a Roman Consul. The Primogen (Senators) decide who get's to be the prince and they can undo him... Even though on paper Camarilla is supposed to be democratic and every vampire in town gets to vote. They are hated and feared, both for their dictatorial ways, but also because they can proclaim anything from extermianton of a clan to execution on any basis. One thing that is however universal and agreed upon is that only a vampire of clan Ventrue may be the Prince, that's because Ventrue are always born leaders and talented in management.