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Jul 2021
34m 53s

Europe’s next illiberal democracy?

Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer
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Slovenia, aka Katy's favourite country, is increasingly drawing comparisons with Hungary and Poland when it comes to the state of its democracy. Can this worrying direction of travel be reversed? This week we ring up our favourite Sloveniologist Aljaž Pengov Bitenc to find out. We're also talking about Bulgaria's political rock star, and a shocking attack on ... Show More
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