The Populist Leader trait is supposed to be an improvement over the Peasant Leader trait, but it is actually worse. This is because it is not considered a virtue by Communal Possessions, and is not inherited with Collective Lands, unlike peasant leader. I don't feel like it's to balance it, but rather that it was forgotten. So I think it should be fixed because it would make this tradition, this tenet and this adventurer outcome both more interesting in terms of gameplay, and more fun from a roleplay point of view.