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How To Be A Former President

Many former presidents want the job back, but what happens when they leave politics behind

From Trump in the United States to Lula in Brazil, many former presidents want the top job back. But what happens when they leave politics behind? Giles Edwards has spent ten years talking to former presidents and prime ministers - the men and women who used to run a country - about what they do next. And now for Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service he reveals just how much they continue to affect our world – as he shares some of those conversations, takes us inside their organisations and helps us understand their thinking – in ‘How to be a Former President’.