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Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe

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A leader bent on expanding his own power would see the government's bureaucracy as a key target. Andry Djumantara - iStock/Getty Images PlusWith the recent confirmations of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – two of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s high-level administration nominees – the president’s attempt to remake government as a home for political loyalists continues. Soon after coming to office for a second term, Tr…

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Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power – lessons from around the globe

A leader bent on expanding his own power would see the government's bureaucracy as a key target. Andry Djumantara - iStock/Getty Images PlusWith the recent confirmations of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – two of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s high-level administration nominees – the president’s attempt to remake government as a home for political loyalists continues. Soon after coming to office for a second term, Tr…

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“Firing civil servants and dismantling government department...

“Firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power”. Here’s how that has played out recently in Türkiye, Benin, Hungary, and Venezuela.

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With the recent confirmations of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – two of the most controversial of President Donald Trump’s high-level … Source

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