Election in my country is just for formalities, their already hard they power sharing formula behind close doors and then after come out to make citizens waste time in Election votes that won't be counted.
That is the problem we have, the best politicians are those who play dirty. Once they have the power for the first four years, it is hard for them to lose the election for the second tenure, whoever comes next does the same. Someone who is benefiting from a government, whereas the rest are not getting the same benefits, will definitely play cool because of the advantage he has, and will stop receiving benefits if there is a change in government.