KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today called for greater accountability among those wielding political and economic power, saying democratic accountability must extend beyond elections to address failures in governance at both national and international levels.
“The failure of modern societies, including democracies, to hold those in power fully accountable.
“Not only during elections, but accountability in the real sense,” he said in his keynote address at the Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2026, themed 'Watching the Watchmen in an Imbalanced World'.
Anwar said the question of who holds those in power accountable had become increasingly important as the world grappled with unilateral tariffs, ongoing wars, technological advances and gross injustices.
