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Race for Sri Lankan presidency will be tight

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SRI LANKA

The timing of the poll is in line with constitutional requirements. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has confirmed that he will seek another term. His main challengers look set to…

Honeymoon period of Panama’s Mulino will be brief

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PANAMA

Mulino assumed the candidacy late in the race, after former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-14) was disqualified over a corruption conviction. The new president will face…

Elections could prove awkward for Maldives president

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MALDIVES

The two parties associated with him are currently in the minority in the unicameral legislature. Muizzu came to power after winning last year’s presidential race. He was a…

Sri Lanka president is unlikely to win another term

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SRI LANKA

Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks another term, this time as an independent rather than a representative of his United National Party (UNP). A recent survey on voting…

Election will boost Mongolia’s democracy

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MONGOLIA

The outcome potentially threatens entrenched two-party dominance. Parliament has been greatly expanded, with broader representation and more female MPs. While this appears to…

Mozambique shifts from succession to electoral mode

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MOZAMBIQUE

As opposition parties also make their own preparations, all political attention is now focused on October’s general elections, although the economy and a resurgence in the…

Vietnam party chief will push to bolster his position

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VIETNAM

He was unanimously elected by the party’s Central Committee to succeed Nguyen Phu Trong, who died on July 19 after a period of illness. The CPV general secretary is the most…

Philippine leader faces growing pushback from deputy

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PHILIPPINES

This comes after months of acrimony between her and President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos. Duterte will remain vice president.

North Macedonia’s government may fail to keep promises

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NORTH MACEDONIA

His right-wing Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation-Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity (VMRO-DPMNE) will govern alongside the ethnic Albanian coalition Worth…

Outlook is bright for key leftist leader in Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA

According to the constitution, the poll must take place in September-October. The JVP was formed as a Marxist-Leninist party. Recent opinion polling suggests Dissanayake would be…