Buy the way? Kyrgyzstan’s post-election chaos

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Citizens are furious after a poll seemingly tainted by vote-buying; its annulment leaves a <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/10/07/angry-kyrgyz-rebel-against-a-tainted-election-for-the-third-time?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">power vacuum</a> that may yet draw in China and Russia. An author’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/09/12/life-of-a-klansman-brings-the-past-out-of-the-closet?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">journey</a> through the history of America’s racist militias, including the Ku Klux Klan, starts with his own family tree. And why not everyone is happy with Europe’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/09/26/the-problem-of-the-eus-golden-passports?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“golden passport” schemes</a>. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>