There is a big difference between the voters and the state otherwise there would be no need for elections. But since there is a difference between the people and the state (the state is a false concept) we need elections to make sure the state has a mandate from the people to act as it is acting. We cannot be sure that the people entirely approve of all that the state is doing which is why we need elections. And if we need elections then it makes sense that we would prefer them to be as democratic and proportional as possible (which doesn't exclude direct democracy).
The state might be unpopular because it is different from the people which means that (full) democracy is logical. The state is an abstract and arbitrary construct (it is different from the people) so then for it to be even slightly valid requires that it must be accountable to elections. If it must hold at least fptp elections then it must further hold pr elections... if the state is invalid without holding elections (and holds fptp elections for this reason) the logic leading up to the fptp elections further suggests that pr elections must be held. If it is logical to hold fptp elections then it is further logical for the state to hold proportional elections (because the state is invalid).
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