Knowra Right-wing populism Right-wing populism A political approach that presents society as a struggle between “the people” and elites while emphasizing nationalism, social conservatism, or exclusion of outsiders.
Populism : A political style or ideology that contrasts a virtuous people with a corrupt elite. This broader concept supplies the people-versus-elite framework used by right-wing populists.
People versus elite : A political framing that divides society into a unified popular majority and a self-serving ruling minority. This moral division is the defining populist structure within right-wing appeals.
Left-wing populism : A populist politics that frames conflict between ordinary people and economic or political elites from the left. It shares anti-elite appeals but typically centers inequality rather than national-cultural exclusion.
National Rally : A French nationalist political party founded in 1972 as the National Front. Its campaigns combine national preference, immigration restriction, and appeals against political elites.
Democratic backsliding : The gradual weakening of democratic institutions, political competition, or civil liberties. Populist governments can use electoral mandates to weaken checks on executive power.
Nationalism : An ideology that treats the nation as a central political community and source of collective identity. National belonging often defines who counts as “the people” in this politics.
Political rhetoric : The language and symbolic communication used to persuade, mobilize, or govern politically. Slogans and speeches make claims about people, elites, nation, and threat politically vivid.
Liberal democracy : A political system combining competitive elections with civil liberties, pluralism, and constraints on government. Right-wing populist claims of majority will can conflict with liberal protections and institutional checks.
Fidesz : A Hungarian political party led by Viktor Orbán that has governed Hungary since 2010. Its governing project is frequently associated with national conservatism and populist attacks on liberal institutions.
Majoritarianism : The principle that the majority’s preferences should determine political decisions. Claims to embody the people can elevate majority rule above minority protections.
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