Czeching back in (with Tim Haughton)

About this episode

Adam Quinn discusses recent political developments in Czechia and Slovakia with Professor Tim Haughton.

Prominent and controversial Czech businessman Andrej Babiš looks set to become Prime Minister once again, Slovakian PM Robert Fico survived an assassination attempt in 2024 and a wave of polarisation appears to be gripping politics in Eastern Europe. Host Adam Quinn sits down with Professor Tim Haughton to discuss Czechia's recent elections, lessons from Slovakia and the useful comparisons with counterparts across the globe. We discuss it all here. You can follow us on Twitter.com/PolWorldView and stay up to date And Like our facebook.com/polworldview Adam Quinn - facebook.com/adamquinn161 Copyright 2025 Music: "Go Cart" Creator: Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY 3.

People in this episode

Host: Adam Quinn

Guest: Tim Haughton

Topics covered

• Czech politics
• Eastern European politics
• elections
• assassination attempts
• political polarization

Keywords

• Andrej Babiš
• Robert Fico
• 2024 elections
• political comparisons
• Eastern Europe

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Go Cart

Places: Eastern Europe, Czechia, Slovakia

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