First not past the post: Germany’s chancellor shocker

首战告捷:德国总理的惊人言论

Economist Podcasts

2025-05-06

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In a post-war first, Germany’s round of parliamentary voting for a chancellor did not produce one. We ask why members of Friedrich Merz’s coalition turned on him, and what happens next. Daring raids on scam compounds in Myanmar freed many slave-labour scammers—but thousands remain trapped there (9:42). And diving into the data that show young Americans are getting (slightly) happier (16:23). Economist Education is running a new six-week online course on international relations—a window into shifting geopolitical trends and a guide to navigating uncertainty and risk. Listeners to “The Intelligence” can save 15% by clicking here and using the code INTELLIGENCE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

  • I'm Jason Palmer.

  • And I'm Rosie Bloor.

  • Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

  • Our long-form series, Scam Inc.,

  • laid out the enormous scope of the global scamming industry,

  • run in part out of compounds in Myanmar.

  • Today we ask why, long after daring raids on the compounds,

  • so many slave labor scammers are still stuck there.

  • It has become commonplace to talk about the epidemic of mental illness among young people in America.

  • But there may finally be something to smile about.

  • The youth of today are getting very slightly happier.

  • First up though.

  • So this morning in Berlin, we were all prepared to see the German Bundestag elect Friedrich Merz,