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2024 will be the biggest election year in history. Half of the adult population will have the opportunity to vote. Not everywhere has the same level of secrecy and democracy. Elections have long ceased to be a sign of democracy; laws and procedures are essential. An example is the presidential election in Russia, where voting is just a backdrop for Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime. In Slovakia, the upcoming presidential election is also about whether undemocratic practices from the time of former Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar will return. The old-new Prime Minister Fico is currently tightening the screws on domestic politics, and part of this is looking for allies other than the West, which criticizes his authoritarian policies. Although he announces everywhere that he wants to conduct a sovereign foreign policy, he is actually becoming an appendage of Hungary and Russia. The leader of the strongest Austrian party, Herbert Kickl, behaves similarly. Politico wrote that the good old Austria-Hungary is returning in the field of foreign policy. And where does the Czech Republic, led by Andrej Babiš, want to belong? Episode timeline 0:00 Introduction 5:57 Elections in Russia 14:50 Supporters of Russia 21:42 Presidential elections in Slovakia 34:20 Andrej Babiš as a security risk 39:20 The influence of Hungary 46:18 Elections to the European Parliament Podcast Kecy a politika, in which Bohumil Pečinka, Petros Michopulos discuss current political topics. Martin Bartkovský also occasionally comments on the director. This is an abridged version. Subscribers can listen and watch the entire 90 minutes at https://www.forendors.cz/kecyapolitika Become a member of the Kecy & politika group on Facebook: / kecyapolitika Instagram Petros Michopulos: / petrosmichopulos Instagram Bohumil Pečinka: / bohumilpecinka Instagram Kecy a politika: / kecy_a_politika TikTok Kecy a politika: / kecy_a_politika