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Algerian president’s win reinforces the status quo

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ALGERIA

His victory, which was widely expected within Algeria and abroad, represents the final defeat of the Hirak protest movement's call for structural change. Tebboune's first term was…

Guinea's foreign ties will ease pressure on junta

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GUINEA

Adverse weather and a heavy military presence in the streets may have deterred protests in a context where demonstrations are banned. Meanwhile, despite the prevailing repressive…

India’s West Bengal faces several more weeks of unrest

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INDIA

Many protesters demand the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who leads the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) party. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata…

Slovakia’s rule of law may suffer further setbacks

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SLOVAKIA

Following the attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico’s life in May, his administration quickly capitalised on public shock and sympathy to fast-track a series of controversial…

Tanzania arrests will raise fears of authoritarianism

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TANZANIA

They also detained the party's top leadership, severely beating and injuring some of them. This represented the most striking crackdown on the opposition since President Samia…

Mexico judicial reform poses major risks

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MEXICO

Her win was based on numerous campaign proposals, including a controversial plan for judicial reform, originally presented to Congress by incumbent President Andres Manuel Lopez…

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…

Elections in Indian-run Kashmir will be hard-fought

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INDIA

These will be the first assembly elections in the area since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government revoked the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status and…

BDP push to amend Botswana’s constitution may backfire

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BOTSWANA

The bill was defeated, serving both to highlight an unpopular issue shortly before the nation goes to the polls and to create divisions within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party…

Iraq's religious authorities will grow in influence

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IRAQ

The bill seeks to amend the 1959 Personal Status Law (PSL). It has triggered significant objections from civic society and women's rights organisations but the governing Shia…