Do the results of elections express the will of the people?

Abstract

Elections are currently considered the most democratic method of making decisions. This article first starts from the perspective of "will of the people"，and combines the advantages and disadvantages of democratic selection. From a theoretical perspective, it demonstrates the conclusion that democratic elections as a process cannot endorse any substantial justice because any endorsement of substantial justice could lead to totalitarianism (i.e., the will of the people, as explored in the second section). Therefore, democratic elections must replace substantive justice with a kind of procedural justice to overcome political totalitarianism disguised as the fictitious "will of the people".