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Ecuador’s Noboa risks becoming increasingly isolated

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ECUADOR

An informal pact between his government and opposition parties has collapsed and executive-legislative relations have become increasingly fractious. Noboa has made greater use of…

New dynamics add to South Africa election uncertainty

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, readings of potential support for the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) differ. A plethora of small parties and independent…

Mexico’s Sheinbaum looks set to maintain AMLO’s legacy

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MEXICO

The constitution prohibits President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) from standing again. However, given his continuing personal popularity and dominance of the ruling National…

Government may seek to soften Sierra Leone tensions

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SIERRA LEONE

However, the hearing was immediately adjourned until March 6, while Koroma travels to Nigeria, officially on medical grounds. The cases against twelve other individuals for their…

Portugal faces period of heightened instability

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PORTUGAL

AD won the March 10 election by a narrow margin, well short of a majority, with the outgoing Socialist Party (PS) a close second and the radical right Chega in third. Together…

Brazil evangelical 'boom' will bring political change

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BRAZIL

Some projections indicate that this group could outnumber Catholics for the first time by the early 2030s. Since the late 1980s, evangelicals have become increasingly active in…

Guinea's Doumbouya will face growing discontent

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GUINEA

The exercise aims to assess each political formation’s conformity with existing laws. This is the second time the junta has conducted such an evaluation. Many opposition figures…

Montenegro may squander the EU’s goodwill

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MONTENEGRO

The resolution led to a diplomatic spat with Croatia, threatening to stall Montenegro’s bid to join the EU just days after the bloc had assessed the country’s progress towards…

Ethiopia’s Tigray region faces divisions and dilemmas

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ETHIOPIA

This comes amid escalating turbulence in Tigray’s internal political dynamics, and worsening armed conflict between Amhara rebels and the federal army.

Social, not economic, issues divide Brazilian politics

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BRAZIL

The recent furore over the bill highlights the degree to which ‘social’, rather than economic, issues increasingly define the ideological battle lines in Brazilian politics…