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Podcast: The Prospect Podcast
Episode: Is democracy in crisis?
Description: This week, political scientist Cas Mudde joins the Prospect podcast to analyse the âyear of electionsâ.In 2024, around 70 countries with a combined population of 3.4bn went to the polls. In many of those electionsâin the EU, India and the US, the far right did surprisingly well. But why do the far right seem to be the only group to have benefitted from the turbulence of recent years? Was it inevitable? He joins Prospectâs Ellen Halliday to discuss.Plus, a festive âbangerâ or âdudâ: posh advent calendarsâterrific or tacky?To watch this inte...