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With two major elections on the horizon both here and in America this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston dives into voter patterns and surprising factors like how weather can affect turnout when she talks Kevin Cunningham from ‘Ireland Thinks’
We’ll also look at how banks are assessing risks in their commercial property portfolios and what that could mean for the economy. Catherine Sanz of the Business Post will share her findings.
And in Germany, the far-right AFD party made historic gains in recent elections. Author Katja Hoyer will discuss what this could mean for Europe.