Sure, it worked in Central-Eastern Europe during the early 2000s. "As of late" we're getting democracy-flavoured populism with the governing party restricting

Sure, it worked in Central-Eastern Europe during the early 2000s. "As of late" we're getting democracy-flavoured populism with the governing party restricting free media and repeating divide and conquer campaigns to create a voting bloc that gives them absolute majority. Hungary and Serbia are probably a lost cause at this point. Poland is slowly getting there.