Jared Smith steps down as Fedora project leader

They are elected by Fedora community members, except for one (?) seat appointed by Red Hat."

That's not true.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Board

"There are nine Board members: five elected by the community and four appointed by Red Hat. Volunteers and Red Hat employees are eligible for all seats, and often volunteers are appointed or Red Hat employees are elected."

I would say that, Red Hat can continue to appoint a leader if there is a real need to do so but the veto right is no longer necessary and should be removed but that argument needs more support from the community and not externally.