Commentary: After a poor run in 2024, politics around the world needs to change fundamentally. Here's how

Petru Mazilu

Political leaders in many countries have become more focused on destroying their political opponents by demonising them instead of enhancing goodwill to achieve the common good, says former veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang. SINGAPORE: Politics had a bad run in 2024. In many countries, it dominated the news headlines for the wrong reasons. In South Korea, impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law to neutralise his political opponents backfired spectacularly and he