If an economy is bad it's assumed that it's because the leaders of the country do not set right economic policies in place.
If a nation is at war it's assumed that it's because of the decision of the leaders.
If the educational system is faulty it's assumed that it's because of the decision of the leaders and even when a country is doing well in the global stage in sports, academics and other areas, it's still all about the leaders.
Is it the leaders of a country that makes them good, bad, at peace or in war? Or is it the led who are the majority that determines what becomes of a nation.
To a very Large extent the leaders determine a whole lot how things go in a country, actually they literally make this decisions most times except in rare cases where they throw out pools to get public opinions but they have the trust of the public to make this decisions and so they literally have to and so when things as this happen it can be blamed on them because they influence it greatly in a way except when the public refutes against it then it becomes something they have to consider.