France The French government has taken a hardline stance against terrorism. France removed restrictions on raiding houses of suspected terrorists, although only five cases have been brought to court while over four thousand searches were conducted.
Iran Ebrahim Raisi, a
Shi'ite cleric and prominent politician, ran as a hardline challenger to
President Rouhani in
2017 and was Rouhani's main challenger. He ran primarily on economic reforms and increasing distance with the West. He later ran again for President in
2021 and won the election by 61.9% of the popular vote , succeeding Rouhani, who was
term-limited.
Russia After increased sanctions by Western countries, a poll from 2016 recorded that fifty-nine percent of Russians did not want their government to change its behavior. The respondents felt that either Westerns wanted to harm Russia, hold it to standards they did not live up to, or were simply ignorant of Russian reasoning for actions.
United Kingdom Brexit is a hardline position on relations with the
European Union. The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union to preserve its sovereignty, which was dubbed Brexit.
United States One of the more common issues that uses hardline or hardliner as a description is
illegal immigration. For example, the
United States House of Representatives had two bills in June 2018 about immigration to consider: the hardline and centrist options. The House failed to pass the centrist bill. The House did not vote on the more extreme bill. == Words implying hardline stances ==