Next country to elect a right-wing populist?

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[Sirius_]

By far Italy, its the only one I realistically see electing one sometime soon.

[Tender Branson]

Some consider Kurz a right wing populist, but it seems he will govern with the Greens soon.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Obviously Italy. Finland is a fair possibility too, judging by the polls.

[Kamala's side hoe]

Some consider Kurz a right wing populist, but it seems he will govern with the Greens soon.

Isn't this kind of what the m5s platform is in Italy? Populism + Euroscepticism + environmentalism?

[Dr. MB]

Some consider Kurz a right wing populist, but it seems he will govern with the Greens soon.

Isn't this kind of what the m5s platform is in Italy? Populism + Euroscepticism + environmentalism?

it's not as right wing

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

The US (Bernie Sanders).

[Kingpoleon]

Shinzō Abe isn’t a populist?

[urutzizu]

Shinzō Abe isn’t a populist?

He and the LDP are pretty much as Establishment as one can get. Nationalism is the political establishment in Japan, as opposed to the West where it is seen as populist. One of his and the LDPs great attributes is that they are seen as a steady Hand, whereas the few Instances of Opposition Rule are held in memory as Chaotic. The closest one could perhaps get to "populism" in the LDP is Shigeru Ishiba or historically Toshiki Kaifu et. al. (and Tanaka?).

[Former President tack50]

Italy, followed by Finland as a distant second. I don't know enough about the Latin American countries to have an opinion on those though. I will also consider electing a right wing populist as getting a right wing populist president or PM, not forming part of the government.

In any case here would be my ratings for the countries I know more about

Canada: Impossible. FPTP plus the PPC flopping mean there is 0 chance of populists here

Spain: Unlikely. Vox beating PP and becoming the largest party of the right is possible but unlikely. And even then PP and Cs would have to agree to let them rule and the combined right would need to win a majority. Not impossible but no exactly likely to happen soon.

France: Unlikely. FN is one of the best performing parties in Western Europe, but the fact that everyone will unite against them plus the 2 round system makes it unlikely that they will win.

Germany: Impossible. The cordon sanitaire is just too strong. Just look at that regional election in East Germany

Netherlands: Very unlikely. Strong cordon sanitaire plus VVD seems like a lock for first means it is not likely that either of FvD or PVV will win. Assuming their joint vote held, a coalition between the 2 could work but that seems impossible to happen.

Finland: Possible. PS is currently in first so that plus a right wing majority would mean a PS prime minister if the rest of the right allows it. Relatively likely but also not a lock

Italy: Very likely. Unless the election system is changed or polls change drastically, Matteo Salvini seems like a lock for Italy's next prime minister. He might even be able to ditch Forza Italia from his coalition and have a pure right wing populist government with FdI if he does well enough

Greece: Impossible. Golden Dawn is gone, and the rest of the Greek right wing populists don't seem like PM material any time soon to me.