Yes, but it is the billionaire class that determines govt policy - pollies are simply bought & paid for.
Eg, how Rockefeller instituted neoliberalism in US with Carter:
Carter may or may not have been fully aware of how he was being used by the Trilateral Commission. After Carter won, Carter put most of TriCom into his administration:
AUR 64, 1, 2022, 65-9
https://issuu.com/nteu/docs/aur_64_01