A number of Europe’s populist political figureheads are continuing to publicly associate themselves with Vladimir Putin, despite the grievous acts of violence he enacts on Ukraine. Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is one of those people. However, her popularity appears to be increasing. In this episode, Dr Gerhard Schnyder discusses why this might be the case.

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0:30 – Introduction
1:50 – You can’t explain populism
3:33 – The roots of populism
7:05 – What has populism achieved?
8:13 – How has the war aided populist politics in Europe?
11:25 – Hungary and Poland divided
14:44 – Implications for democracy
17:05 – The inevitable progression of populism