One - Create a Movement

Populist leaders identify or create grievances of real people whose views and problems are not being respected by the elite. Movements differ from political parties in the that they are outside of above the corrupt system, A driving factor is often fear of others - immigrants, the undeserving poor, the international elite, and real people need a strong leader to deal with these fears. Any criticism of the leader is taken as an act of oppression by the establishment, even if Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, Boris Johnston and other populist leaders are, rationally, from the ranks of the establishment, rather than real people