Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was skeptical about democracy describing it as the worst form of government. The masses given their allergy to knowledge cannot be relied upon to decide the form of government that suits them. He envisioned perfect government composed of philosopher-kings, the warrior class, and the merchants.
We have blindly embraced the Western system of government which was shoved down our throats after the end of the cold war. The advent of uni-polarity placed the US at the centre of world's politics. Its system of government became the SI unit for measuring governance.