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With an agenda increasingly influenced by Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK), the objectives of judicial reform now appear limited to closing pending…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262413
ISSN: 2633-304X
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After accentuated rule-of-law erosion during 2017-19, the new government encouraged hopes that such violations would become a thing of the past. However, last month, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262550
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Chronic infighting is preventing the government from dealing with basic challenges and honouring its commitment to restore judicial independence. Personalities, inter-party turf…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262995
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Duda’s image has changed. Whereas only a year ago, the president did not deal with fundamental issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, he now appears as a politician of substance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272298
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Campaigning has now begun ahead of a plebiscite on September 4 to ratify or reject the text, which introduces universal public pensions and healthcare but leaves important…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271426
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This autumn, bitter conflict between the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Save Romania Union (USR) ended a brief period of centre-right rule, after years of domination by the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266230
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The February 29 parliamentary elections resulted in the defeat of ruling left-nationalist Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD), which has led Slovakia’s government for 12 (3…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251461
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The motion will be backed by his former coalition partner, the Union to Save Romania (USR), together with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the nationalist AUR. Citu recently…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264398
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The resignations will end the gridlock and obstructionism of the past few years, when opposition lawmakers blocked legislation supported by the government and establishment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257939
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There is still widespread political party commitment to the monarchy but the consensus once supporting it across the country has disappeared. Rising anti-monarchist sentiment has…