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Iraqi 2021 polls may help Sadrists but hurt austerity

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IRAQ

This follows the finalisation in October of a new electoral law introducing a higher degree of proportional representation (PR), and fraught parliamentary agreement on…

Tehran may further restrict foreign social media

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IRAN

This comes as conservative-drafted legislation aims to increase use of local alternatives to facilitate new restrictions on foreign social media providers. The recent presidential…

Kuwait’s tribes will oppose government policies

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KUWAIT

Sheikh Ahmad will name a new cabinet ahead of parliamentary elections, a date for which has yet to be announced. Government and parliament have been at loggerheads for a number of…

Female influx may stir up the Emirati advisory council

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Federal National Council election.

Niger power handover may stir ethnic calculations

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NIGER

Niger's ethnic make-up.

Israel vote results likely mean another Netanyahu term

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ISRAEL

However, the bloc of right-wing and religious parties, most of whom are already members of Netanyahu’s current ruling coalition, have secured a majority of Knesset seats.

Loyalist parliament could still test Egypt's Sisi

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EGYPT

This will be followed by a second round on November 22-23, with run-off votes after each round to decide seats with no clear majority.

Political and fiscal reforms will be slow in Bahrain

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BAHRAIN

The country has struggled with internal unrest for decades, and the government ensured that opposition representatives were prevented from standing in the election. Despite the…

Tribes will play politics in Middle East monarchies

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MIDDLE EAST

Tribe-state relations have experienced various levels of tension and cooperation in the monarchies of the Middle East and North Africa: Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman…

Constitution issues may hobble next Libya government

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LIBYA

Libyan factions are divided over what constitutional basis to use for the elections, as the 2017 draft was controversial and not widely accepted. The debate also feeds into…