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"Democracy in the face of populism"

2021-03-05T05:17:03.249Z


CHRONICLE - And if the populist current were to conquer the Elysee? Carl Meeus read the stimulating essays of Chloé Morin and Pascal Perrineau.


Populist leaders often implement a possessive view of institutions

Pascal Perrineau

All it took was one poll to alert the French political class: by granting 48% of the vote to Marine Le Pen in a second round against Emmanuel Macron, the French interviewed by the polling institute sowed confusion.

What if the president of the National Rally wins the 2022 presidential election?

If the populist current were to conquer the Elysee?

A real revolution.

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Presidential 2022: Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron neck and neck in the second round, according to a survey

Because, as Pascal Perrineau reminds us in his latest work (

Le Populisme,

Que sais-je?),

“When we take stock of their practice of power, it is striking to note that these leaders often implement a possessive vision of institutions and procedures of government ”.

The political scientist takes for example the government of Viktor Orbán, which modifies the electoral laws in favor of his party or seeks to weaken the Constitutional Court of Hungary.

Until Donald Trump in the United States who does not recognize his electoral defeat and sows chaos.

"By taking up the three

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Source: lefigaro

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