All opposed, say nothing: Hungary’s election
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Viktor Orban’s eight-year assault on the country’s institutions will help his bid for re-election. But the poll is far bigger than Hungary: it is a verdict on autocracies everywhere. Britain welcomes the fees from its staggering number of Chinese university students; we examine the risks that dependence poses. And a prescient Ukrainian war film gets a new lease on life.
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| 1:04.5 | And in New York, I'm John Fastman. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events |
| 1:10.3 | shaping your world. |
| 1:13.2 | In recent years, Britain's universities have gone all in on Chinese students. |
| 1:18.4 | There are 140,000 of them, 50% more than five years ago. |
| 1:23.8 | Critics say that dependence on foreign student fees comes at the cost of free speech. |
| 1:29.6 | And three years ago, a Ukrainian filmmaker released a movie about the aftermath of a war between Russia and Ukraine. |
| 1:37.2 | Critics loved it, but it attracted little commercial attention. |
| 1:40.4 | That is starting to change. |
| 1:51.0 | Music That is starting to change. First up, though. |
| 1:55.8 | Hungary goes to the polls this weekend. |
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