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Number of populist world leaders at 20-year low

Number of populist world leaders at 20-year low

After Bolsonaro’s defeat and Duterte’s departure, 1.7bn people are now living under populist rule, report says

The number of populist leaders around the world has fallen to a 20-year low after a series of victories for progressives and centrists over the past year, according to analysis from the Tony Blair Institute showing the number of people living under populist rule has fallen by 800,000 in two years.

The research claims 2023 could be an equally decisive year for populism, with critical elections in Turkey and Poland. Those two elections could see two of the most influential populist governments in the world fall, though that may yet require divided opposition parties in both countries to form clearer coalition programmes than they have managed so far.

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