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9 total sentences available.
Beyond the Right's populism and the dispersion of the Left which have made this situation possible, I take full responsibility for this defeat and draw the necessary conclusions by retiring from political life after the end of the presidential election.
Source: tatoeba (433003)
“To contain this virus governments around the world must rely on citizens doing as they are told… In the age of entitlement, the age of the individual, the age of anti-establishment populism, this seems a very flimsy safety net indeed,” she wrote.
Source: tatoeba (8594538)
The head of Human Rights Watch, the New York based rights group, is warning the global rise of populism will likely erode human rights and democratic values globally.
Source: tatoeba (10802221)
There is resurgent populism around the globe, not just in this country.
Source: tatoeba (10913616)
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Closest matches include demagogic rhetoric, mass politics, popular movement, popular rhetoric, popularism.
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