SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: As the world sees the rise of populism and demagogues, former United States President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama called on Monday (Dec 16) for the renewal of hope in democracy and wanted women and young people to take up political leadership.
Speaking before a packed auditorium at the Singapore Expo, Obama, who was taking a break from writing his memoir in Hawaii, said most problems in politics arose when old leaders clung to power and refused to step aside.
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