This elected authoritarian then starts to reduce political freedoms through tight-fisted control of the media, especially television. Then, he (so far, it has always been a man, though France’s Marine Le Pen would fit the pattern should she ever come to power) pursues an agenda opposing the European Union (when the country is a member) or other institutions of supra-national governance.
所有这些都是同一个不变主题的变体：一位民族主义领导人，在经济不振演变为慢性的长期停滞时上台掌权。接着，当选的极权派开始通过铁腕控制媒体特别是电视缩减政治自由。接着，他（到目前为止，这些人都是男性，尽管法国的马琳·勒庞如果能够掌权的话也符合这一模式）开始追求反对欧盟（如果他的国家是欧盟成员的话）或其他超国家治理机构的日程。