The phrase "unpopular government" refers to a government that is disliked or not supported by a significant number of people.
Sentences with «unpopular government»
Labour should be doing much better against a deeply unpopular government. (socialistaction.net)
They know that, if we win, this is going to be a deeply unpopular government. (theguardian.com)
The fact that such a recording was made and surfaced as part of a plea - bargain by one of Brazil's leading businessmen suggests that the bankers and industrialists, who supported the President's unprecedentedly unpopular government in exchange for a radical austerity agenda in Congress, have jumped ship. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)