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Poland will strengthen security amid espionage fears

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POLAND

The event was just one in a succession of similar developments in the country that Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government has blamed on covert Russian and Belarusian operations…

Greek ruling party could suffer losses in EU elections

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GREECE

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…

Alliance politics will be to the fore in India

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INDIA

The NDA has a much diminished majority in parliament’s lower house. The BJP lost its single-party majority.

Dominican election result points to stability

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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…

Togo's Faure faces few obstacles to enhanced rule

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TOGO

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…

Corruption to present ongoing challenges in Mexico

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MEXICO

The view that corruption has worsened in recent years is nevertheless widespread, and jadedness with past promises looks likely to undermine faith in the credibility of the latest…

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…

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…