The current generation of leaders have failed the country and are unlikely to change, says political analyst James Chin.

To set the country on the right track, Chin said the country needed to skip a couple of generations to seek out younger leaders.

He said this because the current leaders were moulded in a certain way and will not be able to change their thinking.

"Basically, we need to skip one or two generations and we need to move down in terms of political leadership and look for people in the 40s and early 50s.

"The current generation of leaders, they have failed this nation. There is no...