def election_step(self, candidates_id, candidates_attribute):
                # If our id is the first id in the list
                # we have done the full circle and can choose a leader node
        if len(candidates_id) != 0 and candidates_id[0] == str(self.server_id):
            int_attrs = map(int, candidates_attribute)
            win_indx = int_attrs.index(max(int_attrs))
            self.leader = self.vessels[int(candidates_id[win_indx])]
            return None, self.leader