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1 – 10 of 10Morena and allies performed strongly at all levels in the general elections, proving popular locally, taking most contested state governorships and securing a two-thirds majority…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287549
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The vote comes a year after the centre-right New Democracy (ND) party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was comfortably re-elected in the country’s parliamentary polls…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287516
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The NDA has a much diminished majority in parliament’s lower house. The BJP lost its single-party majority.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287518
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His Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) did similarly well, securing its largest-ever Senate majority and taking a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Success was built on a strong…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287382
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Lai’s victory showed the electorate’s approval of outgoing president Tsai Ing-wen, who avoided armed conflict with China while boosting ties with Washington and its allies. Lai’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287284
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In a context of widespread corruption, the chief public prosecutor occupies a pivotal role in deciding whom to prosecute and whom not. Increasingly, politics have become…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287271
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This was followed by April 29 legislative and regional elections which saw the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) party win an overwhelming majority of seats in the parliament…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287383
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The shooting came after months of heightened tensions over his controversial plans to weaken anti-corruption regimes, dilute the state broadcaster's independence and curb foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287207
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President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance movement fell slightly to 16.5%. Opinion polls have been consistent for several weeks now, with RN appearing set for its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287209
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The functions, authorities and memberships of those bodies, however, vary widely. The development of each depended on the real or perceived threat of political opposition, the…