Y'know, I get the whole point of the story is supposed to amount to "Don't let anyone tell you who you can or can't love" but as far as I can see, the government is pretty much just acting as a match-making service, much like any dating service we have around already - So the whole idea that going along with the matching is somehow more disingenuous than randomly falling in love on your own kinda falls short...
...That said, if Lilina doesn't win I'm boycotting the entire country of Japan in revolt.