From Le Pen to Orban: The rise of European populism

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From Geert Wilders to Marine Le Pen, and from Viktor Orban to Matteo Salvini, the figureheads of European populism have been making waves at the ballot box in recent years. In today's Perspective, we spoke to Matthijs Rooduijn, an expert on such movements at the University of Amsterdam.

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[tadeuszstenzel]

Summarizing populism is the most positive force in a democratic EU system a counterweight against the dictatorial directives of politically correct ruling EU class!!!!

[takinutakuni]

Abraham Lincoln, Milwaukee Daily Journal, 29. Oktober 1886
*You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.*

[MichElle-sdgj]

When we see Mr. Salvini, Mr. Farage, Mr. Orban, Mr. Trump, Mr. Tommy Robinson and the like, better believe they are the peaceful populists 👍🏻👏🙏🏼

[elizabethmurfitt]

This interview with Matthijs Rooduijn has clarified the situation well. It doesn't follow that you have to be "right-wing" to be a populist or that "left-wing" people cannot be nationalists etc as is often portrayed.

If given the chance, I think most people would be socialist/ populist/ nationalist. Confusion and discord arise when people make wrong assumptions about other people based on just one of these labels eg thinking someone is "right-wing" because they are nationalist or populist.

Political fault lines don't map onto each other in a black and white sort of way but criss-cross each other.

[Graham]

Interesting definition of populism. Populism is just people-ism. A message that innately appeals the majority of the people on a subconscious level.