Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: His successor , Uthman Ibn Affan , was elected by a council of electors ( Majlis ) , but was soon perceived by some to be ruling as a `` king '' rather than an elected leader .
Simplified: His successor , Uthman Ibn Affan , was elected by a council of electors ( Majlis ) . But soon he was seen by some more as a `` king '' than as an elected leader .