Leaders of Rich Nations Are Deeply Unpopular

If you are in charge of a slow-growing democracy, it’s not looking good right now

One lesson from an unprecedented year of elections around the world is that voters in industrialized countries are particularly unhappy, ready to boot unpopular leaders out of office 

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/france-uk-elections-divisions-europe-b2889088

No leader of an industrialized country other than tiny Switzerland has a positive rating 

Ruling parties that went to the polls this year largely got a drubbing, including in the U.S. and U.K. 

President Biden has a 37% approval rating. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has 26% approval, while France’s Emmanuel Macron sits at 19% and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at 18%

Wall Street Journal 13 December 2024

https://www.wsj.com/world/low-approval-voter-anger-wealthy-countries-ed5c23ed


Tillbaka till Rolfs länktips 14-15 december 2024

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/rolfs-lanktips-14-15-december-2024.html


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