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South Africa polls will fuel coalition questions

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, its leading competitors, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and radical populist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), have not clearly benefitted from its decline. Moreover, the…

Hungarian opposition will make gains in EU elections

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HUNGARY

A scandal engulfing the ruling right-wing Fidesz party and the subsequent meteoric rise of Peter Magyar as a key opposition player have marked the run-up to the polls, which until…

Malaysia’s Anwar will focus more on majority community

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MALAYSIA

A key factor in the PN’s gains was the strong performance of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), the largest party in parliament’s lower house.

Morocco will struggle to lift growth rates

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MOROCCO

This is below the medium-term target of average annual real GDP growth of 6%, with economic performance largely affected by poor agricultural harvests. There was a modest recovery…

Paraguay's Pena will face major governance challenges

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PARAGUAY

His inaugural speech displayed commitment to a right-wing economic strategy and pro-US foreign policy. However, it omitted two potential threats to governance: renegotiation of…

Guatemalan-US ties will continue to strengthen

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GUATEMALA/US

Support from Washington helped President Bernardo Arevalo take power in January, resetting relations after a period of strain under former President Alejandro Giammattei…

Protests put Kenya’s political leaders under pressure

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KENYA

Although the protests have remained relatively limited in scale and spread, they have nevertheless highlighted widespread opposition to Ruto’s economic policies and led to…

Aid dynamics may entrench South Sudan's challenges

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SOUTH SUDAN

However, conventional development aid remains extremely limited, which has significant implications for the prospects for domestic change.

Somali offensive against al-Shabaab faces setbacks

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SOMALIA

This follows multiple political and military setbacks in the FGS’s offensive against jihadist group al-Shabaab, which has delivered notable gains over the past year but is now at…