Poles apart: hard right wins by a sliver

相去甚远:极右翼险胜微弱优势

Economist Podcasts

2025-06-02

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Poland’s presidential election was a fight between two distinct visions of the country’s future. Our correspondent explains how the nationalist victor, a political newcomer, will shape Europe. Why drunken bar brawls are declining in Britain (7:31). And remembering the “Wonga Coup” mercenary, Simon Mann (12:18).  Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • And together we host Good Bad Billionaire.

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

  • Our daring correspondent went out in Cardiff,

  • a city known as one of Britain's most hard-drinking.

  • In years past, he might have expected booze-fueled punch-ups to break out.

  • Not anymore, and that lack of violence is reflected across Britain.

  • And when private mercenaries tried to overthrow the regime of Equatorial Guinea in 2004,

  • the so-called Wonga coup brought the world of military contractors into the public eye.