Here We Go Again! - a podcast by Sam Rippon and Chern Han Mah

This week’s episode looks ahead to the year 2022 in politics and elections, discussing the polls to look out for and the themes we might be talking about as the year rolls on. It also features a recap of the Dutch government talks that finally concluded in the last few weeks – Mark Rutte has returned as Prime Minister leading the same coalition, but why did it take so long? Without a majority in the Senate, how might this government get its legislative agenda passed? And what will this new government do differently than the previous one?

2022 has numerous big elections in store in Australia, France, Japan and India to name just a few. This week, Sam and Chern preview the electoral calendar, picking out some highlights and previewing some stories that are likely to define the political year region by region. In the Americas, is it going to prove to be a difficult year for incumbents? Are the US midterms once again going to prove to be challenging for the White House and will Joe Biden’s Democrats lose their majority in both Chambers? Will Indian state elections this year be a big clue to the future of the country beyond Modi? And in Europe, will it be a big hint of the changing fortunes of populists as a moderate centre-left revival begins? All these questions and more answered in this week’s episode.

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