Alastair Campbell claims that the victory of Peter Pellegrini in the Slovakian presidential election demonstrates the power of manipulative campaign tactics and lies.

“they managed to turn the whole thing into an argument about who was for or against War not who was for against Ukraine or Russia but basically they projected the opponent as being for war and lo and behold Pelini has won it”

He asserts that populists rely on simplistic propaganda and that their influence has damaged the integrity of public institutions.

“populists are skilled at proposing simple solutions to difficult problems.”