The foundation of having a voting population drives political change and motivates leaders to campaign for change that the public is in favor of. Because of this, the entire legislative system is mutable and constantly shifting itself to adjust to the voting population’s likes and dislikes.
If elections did not exist, it would certainly segue a new way of placing authority figures in power. I don’t think that removing elections entirely would benefit society. Reforming the entire process is a continual job, and the bureaucratic red tape that infamously mars some of the most historic elections is always under scrutiny.
Removing elections would erase the basis of the democratic processes that maintain leaders of the people, essentially putting a person in power who is capable of catering to the needs and wants of the people. Candidates who have demonstrated capability usually win elections and show ample care in the arena of domestic policy and understanding what the people in his/her jurisdiction especially need or want at the time they were elected.
If the people did not have a significant role in voting or offering a say in who is in power, those in power have no motivation to cater to the needs of those constituents and may eventually stop caring about the good of the people, or the stability of the nation. This corruption could send an election-less nation on a slippery slope.
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