In a flurry of elections, some of the world’s major democracies have been leaning toward or outright embracing far-right authoritarian leaders, who have echoed one another by promising to crack down on loose morals, open borders and power-hungry elites.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Leaders of democracies increasingly echo Putin in authoritarian tilt
From Italy to Brazil to the United States, political leaders increasingly are echoing Russian President Vladimir Putin and one another by embracing far-right authoritarianism
By Marc Fisher
October 16, 2022 at 5:24 p.m. EDT