Erdogan was also included in the Tony Blair Institute’s authoritarian leaders report

Founded by Tony Blair, a former British prime minister, the institute also included President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in its report on the world’s authoritarian leaders.

According to the Tony Blair Institute report, with the departure of Brazil’s far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro, and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the population ruled by authoritarian leaders in the world fell to its lowest level in 20 years with the victory electoral of the progressives. governments While it is claimed that 1.7 billion people live in authoritarian countries in the world today, Turkey was among these countries.

While it was noted in the report that this rate could drop further this year due to the decisive elections in Turkey and Poland, it was commented that “the divided opposition has not yet presented a clear coalition program.”

In the report, which pointed out that the fate of populism could change in Turkey this year, it was stated that the Erdogan government was in great danger, saying: “At the end of 2022, when Turkey adjusted for inflation, it was the country with most negative interest rates in the world, and the TL was the worst performer in emerging markets against the dollar.

It was emphasized that the Republicans and former President Donald Trump in the US did not get what they expected from the by-elections, and authoritarian governments in Slovenia and Sri Lanka came to an end. However, the report noted that authoritarian populism remains strong, with significant successes in the French, Israeli and Swedish elections.