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Though Polish voters in October ousted their right-wing populist government, recent elections in Slovakia and the Netherlands show that populism remains as malign and potent a political force as ever in Europe. But these outcomes also hold important lessons for the United States, where the specter of Donald Trump’s return to the White House haunts the runup to the 2024 presidential election.
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阿里·阿卜杜拉·萨利赫作为也门总统的日子已经结束了。2月中旬萨那大学（Sanaa University）外的小规模群众民主示威已经形成了席卷全国之势。这次示威持续时间之长、规模之大已经清晰地表明，现有体制的倒台已经进入了倒计时。部落领袖已经加入了示威。甚至连阿里·莫森·艾尔-艾哈迈尔（Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar）等与萨利赫同属哈什德（Hashid）部落的紧密盟友也抛弃了他。如今，甚至他的长期保护人美国出现了抛弃他的迹象。
从1978年开始掌权的萨利赫清楚，他的时代已经结束了。“他们就像秋天的落叶脱离树木一样。”他最近这样形容自己的反叛者。辞职潮正愈演愈烈：大使、部长、媒体头面人物，还有军队中的将军，都离他而去了。
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