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The Intelligence from The Economist

PiS prize: Poland’s crucial election

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

Global News, Daily News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

It is at once a story of post-communist success and of populist threats to the rule of law by the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party. What direction will Poles choose for their country? Gay rights are few and far between in China, but couples have found protection in a little loophole in guardianship law. And, how Elvis Presley’s last flash in Las Vegas changed the city forever.

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0:49.5

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

0:51.8

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

0:57.8

In China, gay people are still fighting for equal rights in the eyes of the law.

1:05.2

For now, gay marriage isn't on the cards, but couples have found a way to get similar protections

1:11.0

through a little loophole in guardianship law.

1:13.8

And there was a time that Las Vegas didn't have those big flashy stage shows on endless runs.

1:22.8

That time was the late 1960s.

1:25.6

That's when Elvis showed up, reinventing himself and forever changing SimCity.

1:38.2

But first...

1:44.3

Poland will hold its parliamentary elections on Sunday.

1:47.5

Voters are poised to re-elect a party currently leading one of the most illiberal governments in Europe.

1:53.4

The law and justice party pitches itself as a bastion of Catholic values,

1:57.9

battling elite secular liberals.

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