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Is compulsory voting a remedy against right-wing populism?

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The European elections have once again shown that the barrier against the extreme right has subsided. Political experts believe the Australian model of compulsory voting could slow down this trend in Western democracies. A colleague discussion with SBS correspondent Barbara Barkhausen.



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