Good morning ,
Have you noticed? It seems to be acceptable now for politicians at the
top of their popularity to step down. Jacinda Adhern, Nicola Sturgeon, now Mark McGowan. One could be cynical and say that it's just because they were seeing the writing on the wall and wanted to go out on a high. Or, more charitably, one could say the example of female politicians not being so ego-driven is having a positive effect.
There's a few other politicians whose decision to retire I would welcome ... Erdogan comes to mind. Putin, Xi Jinping, Orban. Others?