The past decade has witnessed the rise of ‘populist leaders’ – predominantly from the right – globally. Such leaders have capitalised on an ‘anti-globalisation’, anti-immigration sentiment’ amongst the working classes and an overall sense of disenchantment. While the anti-immigration, anti-globalisation rhetoric may seem obsolete for some, it is centrists like Keir Starmer in the UK, Biden in the US (2020) and Immanuel Macron in France, who are able to counter right-wing populists. If one were to go by some of the election results, sheer populism and divisive rhetoric by themselves are not sufficient for winning elections.