A strong leader, he argued, was necessary to break through those shadowy forces and impose the will of the people. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“However, this comes at a price,” Mr. Mudde wrote. “Despite all democratic rhetoric, liberal democracy is a complex compromise of popular democracy and liberal elitism, which is therefore only partly democratic,” Mr. Mudde wrote in an academic journal in 2004. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“The logic of personalism drives populist politicians to widen their powers and discretion,” Professor Weyland wrote. Mr. Chávez, in addition to hosting a Sunday talk show, held rallies and appeared almost constantly on television.

Source: New York Times April 01, 2017 16:23 UTC