Populism
Lenin Moreno
Who is the president of Ecuador?
Chávez, Correa, Fernández, Lula, etc
Who is a leftist populist leader from Latin America?
Ivan Duque
Who is the president of Colombia?
Bolsonaro, Perón, etc.
Who is a right winged populist leader from Latin America?
He said: “Dadme un balcón y seré presidente”
Who is Velasco Ibarra?
3 phases.
How many phases of populism has Latin America been through?
Political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
What is a demagogue?
Asunción
What is the capital city of Paraguay?
Jair Bolsonaro.
What is the name of the current president of Brazil?
What is the main populist characteristic of Bucaram?
Cult of personality, Champion of the poor and Economic Mismanagement.
Reformist Phase
What is the name of the first phase of populism in Latin America?
It is a system that classifies different political positions in relation to one another.
What is the political spectrum?
Classic Populism.
What is the name of the second phase of populism in Latin America?
When did the third phase of populism in LA start? Is it over?
It started in the 1990s. It is not yet over.
To what phase of populism in Latin America does Juan Peron belong?
Classic Populism.
What is Bolsonaro’s ideology?
Who is the current president of Argentina?
What is the role of the speech in populism?
It attracts and convinces people. It is the ultimate tool to appeal to the population and therefore get their acceptance and support.
Martin Vizcarra
Who is the president of Peru?
Why did the 1960s military coups end the first two phases of populism in LA?
Because the military juntas, did not practice a populist strategy. They had all the power to themselves and were not in necessity of approval.
Name the characteristics of a populist leader
Cult of personality, Champion of the poor, Nationalistic, Common enemy, Democratic system, Economic Mismanagement.
What is more important in populism, the leader or the political party. Why?
The leader. Because populist leaders are the main "event" in their policy making. The notion of institutions disappear and the leader turns into the state and the ultimate power.
What is the main reason for Populism to be present in Latin America?
Inequality and the Latin American identity.
What ideology do populists follow?
Any ideology.
What is populism?