This relative lack of popular opposition is difficult to explain.

The Federal elections showed strong popular opposition to liberal reforms.

Leaders of the popular opposition had been treated with condescension.

Japan had significant popular opposition at one time for similar reasons.

France, where the measures were largely invented, saw popular opposition during the early 19th century, though not for long.

Asking a political leader to take his country to war in the teeth of overwhelming popular opposition is tough enough.

Despite appearances, it does not face popular opposition to reform itself.

However, popular opposition led the municipalities to split in 1980.

But to do this in the face of popular opposition, it is necessary to override democratic politics.

The Protestant nobility put themselves at the head of the popular opposition.