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The Shura Council was first proposed in 2003 but fears that it would prove a combative institution prompted the authorities three times to postpone its introduction. Since it was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273123
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This is the third time Akufo-Addo and Mahama have faced each other: Akufo-Addo lost to Mahama in 2012 but won in 2016. The appearance of two well-known candidates may contribute…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257861
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Turnout was 53%, and independents won almost 65% of the seats contested, highlighting Palestinian apathy towards the main political parties. The ballot was held against the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268245
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Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party looks set to win by a wide margin, for the third time in a row. Focusing their campaign on migration and George Soros, a US businessman…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229230
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Fidesz’s surprise by-election defeat.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230461
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The two parties are attempting to keep their opponents at bay, especially the national-conservative Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), by running jointly in the European…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286448
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The ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) will take scant consolation from avoiding an opposition supermajority, as it needed a win to take control of the assembly and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286397
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Tensions between opposing political forces rose last month when the government triggered impeachment proceedings against the president. Although this failed, strains between the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283153
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The poll exposed deep divisions along political lines that will frustrate attempts to achieve reconciliation with the country’s Indigenous population. By revitalising the Liberal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282922
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The accession of King Charles III has revived a debate over whether Australia should continue with the monarchy as head of state or move towards a presidential system.