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Kosovo parties will seize chance to unseat government

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KOSOVO

Haradinaj was earlier summoned as a suspect to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (SC), part of the Kosovo judicial system but sitting in The Hague and with a mandate to try war…

Radical nationalists could upset new Slovak government

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SLOVAKIA

Incoming Prime Minister Robert Fico’s gradual adoption of nationalism, aversion to migration and conspiracy theories have jeopardised Slovakia’s reputation as a reliable partner…

Ruling weakens Brazil's Lula but will not end his bid

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BRAZIL

The three judges on the appeals court in Porto Alegre found Lula guilty of receiving a seaside apartment worth 2.2 million reais (currently 700,000 dollars) from construction…

NCP dissolution offers respite to Sudan’s government

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SUDAN

Dissolution of Sudan's former ruling party.

Khama warrant could destabilise Botswana politics

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BOTSWANA

Khama, who has been in exile in South Africa since 2021, has dismissed the charges as politically motivated. Khama has had a turbulent relationship with his successor, President…

Argentina judicial reform points up Fernandez weakness

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ARGENTINA

With an agenda increasingly influenced by Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK), the objectives of judicial reform now appear limited to closing pending…

Fears of a Fico comeback in Slovakia may be overdone

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SLOVAKIA

The vote marked a defeat for the left-nationalist opposition parties, which wanted an earlier date in order to oust the government by mid-year. Although the fractious…

Peronist identity crisis complicates Argentina polls

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ARGENTINA

The electoral prospects of the Peronist party.

Indonesia’s local elections are not bellwether polls

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INDONESIA

Last year’s Jakarta gubernatorial election saw sectarian tensions and mass protests. Indonesia’s presidential and legislative elections are due in April 2019. As in 2014…

Schengen enlargement may be delayed further

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ROMANIA/BULGARIA

Austria vetoed both countries’ accession, ignoring the European Commission’s positive recommendation. The Netherlands opposed only Bulgaria’s entry. Schengen’s non-enlargement…