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In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative?

The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has consolidated what appears to be a swing towards citizens voting right-wing, authoritarian politicians into power. Argentina and European countries have also swung right. Elsewhere, political leaders who have consolidated considerable power, such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Narendra Modi, were re-elected. There are several relevant features of national electoral politics.