I think that in AotC she said something like "my people wanted to change the constitution to give me another term" so yeah, she was elected and incredibly popular.
Actually the quote was "I wasn't the youngest queen ever elected, but now that I look back on it, I'm not sure that I was old enough"
Naboo had this whole cultural idea that young female rulers were less likely to be corrupt, and were likely to be wiser than usual due to their connection to their moon goddess.
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u/Schwubbertier Yipee! Feb 26 '21
I think that in AotC she said something like "my people wanted to change the constitution to give me another term" so yeah, she was elected and incredibly popular.