Rory Stewart
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And boy, is he a far right candidate.
I mean, his posters during the election were, this is not Bangladesh, right?
This is a key example of his posters.
But, but, but,
as we said before, two years ago, people were still talking about the Iberian exception, the idea that Portugal and Spain were somehow immune to populism.
This guy, on the far right, this is not Bangladesh, over 30% of the vote now.
That's a big vote.
His vote share is basically the same as Keir Starmer got in the last election in Britain.
So,
This is a huge political force.
He's taken it from zero to, I think, 50 seats.
Okay, well, let's do that.
And let me maybe, to bring a lighter, quicker tone, because we've done quite a lot of serious, in-depth geopolitical stuff.
Yeah, there we are.
Question from Alex in San Diego.
Is the Winter Olympics a sign sport is the only thing that can make us feel good right now?
Now, is that true for you?
Is that the only thing that makes you feel good at the moment?
No, and I'm really, because I ski.
I'm going to ski obsessively.