Leaders should be able to give up their prerogatives, perks and absolute power. Yes, corruption is rampant. It has been institutionalized. Many believe it is a way of living. Politics has become one big business, tax-free.
Corruption has a subliminal effect on young people.
They think that it is something normal already. We ought to choose a leader who can engender that kind of social trust. There's so much mistrust. We ought to fight different forms of extremism in our midst. Only a leader who can marshal support from the masses can engender the kind of social trust so essential to our remaining one nation.