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Wahl in Ungarn - worum es geht | Iran und USA verhandeln | BASF-CEO live

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US Vice President J.D. Vance joins Jared Kushner for critical Iran peace talks in Islamabad this weekend.

The episode opens with news of US-Iran peace talks scheduled in Islamabad, Pakistan, highlighting the unusual inclusion of Vice President J.D. Vance alongside Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. It notes Europe's absence from these talks and Germany's conditional offer of post-peace support. The focus shifts to Hungary's parliamentary election on Sunday, where long-time Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a strong challenge from opposition leader Péter Magyar, who leads in recent polls. Host Chelsea Speaker interviews Hungarian politics expert Zsuzsanna Vék, who explains Orbán's longevity through constitutional and electoral system changes, economic stabilization post-2008 crisis, and a historically divided opposition. Vék details how Orbán's position has weakened due to lost economic credibility post-pandemic, frozen EU funds over rule-of-law concerns, and rising corruption frustrations channeled by Magyar. She describes Magyar as a former governing party insider turned conservative critic promising to reintegrate Hungary with the EU. The episode then promotes a live Monday discussion with BASF CEO Markus Kamid on Germany's economic decoupling. Börsenreporterin Anne Schwedt reports from New York, noting stock markets had their best week since November, fueled by Middle East ceasefire relief and receding inflation fears, but caution remains due to fragile truce terms. The episode closes with a historical anecdote about the first bananas, actually plantains, displayed in London in 1633 by botanist Thomas Johnson.

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