Populism
Political style or ideology that pits a supposedly authentic people against a corrupt elite and demands that politics reflect the popular will more directly. It can attach itself to left-wing, right-wing, democratic, or authoritarian projects.
A note on this page
We have a stub for Populism — enough to confirm it exists in the political graph, but not yet enough for a full dossier. Richer pages on related entities are linked below; that's usually the better place to start.
Richer pages to explore
- Aam Aadmi PartyParties · Party — Indian anti-corruption party (AAP) founded in 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal. Governs Delhi and Punjab, positioned as a national alternative to BJP…
- All India Trinamool CongressParties · Party — Indian populist and centrist regional party founded by Mamata Banerjee in 1998. Dominant party in West Bengal with a focus on Bengali identi…
- Alternative for GermanyParties · Party — Alternative for Germany began in 2013 as a Eurosceptic protest against eurozone bailouts but quickly transformed into Germany's main far-rig…
- Bundnis Sahra WagenknechtParties · Party — German party founded in 2024 by Sahra Wagenknecht. Combines left-wing economics with cultural conservatism and opposition to military suppor…
- Liberal Democratic Party of RussiaParties · Party — Nationalist party founded by Vladimir Zhirinovsky in 1991. Despite its name, it promotes authoritarian nationalism and operates as a loyalis…
- Liberal PartyParties · Party — Brazilian right-wing party (PL). Became Jair Bolsonaro's party in 2021. Supports free markets, social conservatism, and law-and-order polici…
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