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ELI5:What is causing the current rise of authoritarian regimes in richer countries around the world?

With the French election coming up, this has sparked my interest in "nationalist" parties. It seems, to me, that this is becoming a serious problem but I want to be more educated on the situation. Can ELI5?
gpt
This is often attributed to *populism,* which basically means that average people believe the system is being rigged against them by the elites, so they want to create a super-elite (a powerful central government) that in theory shares their values and can stand up for their interests.