**2. The S-E-L-F approach to political leadership**

The theoretical practice of political leadership is structured in systematic processes and alignments that have become institutionalized norms, cultures,

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#### **Figure 2.**

*Schematic Presentation of the concept of SELF. Authors Compilation (2020).*

social constructs and beliefs that have either advanced or hindered the progress of political leadership.

Political Leadership is broader than an office or a position it is a functional duty, a political responsibility, a social responsibility, a patriotic duty, an oath of office and an allegiance to service. The huge shoulders of these responsibilities are sensitively influenced, motivated, controlled and manipulated by a holistic range of factors that directs the pace, the choices, the decisions and the impacts of political leadership duration the cause of time [1].

The situational reality of political leadership and the call to serve in developing countries is a unique case study one that involves a wider and deeper understanding of how individuality plays a huge role and creates a deep impact in social constructs and definition of political leadership (**Figure 2**).
