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Virus storm will erode Hungarian government’s position

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HUNGARY

Fidesz faces an election in spring 2022. The spectre of a weaker position in the EU and increased EU scrutiny on Hungary’s rule of law record could deal the party further blows…

Brexit will continue to undercut UK public policy

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UNITED KINGDOM

UK public policy.

London may seek to slow UK-EU regulatory divergence

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UK/EU

The bill lays down that all EU-derived ‘secondary’ legislation be reviewed or revoked by the end of 2023. The bill encapsulates consecutive Conservative governments' efforts to…

US shutdown effects will deepen

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UNITED STATES

For Trump, building “the wall” is an election pledge, but Democrats say it would be an “immorality” and ineffective. This disagreement triggered a partial government shutdown of…

New Australian majority must tackle a raft of problems

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AUSTRALIA

This follows May’s federal election. The coalition will still depend on independents’ support in the Senate.

Australia election result will weaken Turnbull

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AUSTRALIA

The result of the July 2 Australian election is in doubt. At the current count, Turnbull's Coalition will have, at best, a slim majority in the House of Representatives, but a…

Liberal majority signals centre-left shift in Canada

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CANADA

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has resigned as leader of the Conservatives after his party took second place with 99 seats. The election results restore a degree of political…

Both main US parties lost and won overnight

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UNITED STATES

The result was anticipated, not least as the incumbent US president’s party almost always loses congressional seats in midterm elections. Yet this makes the 2018 polls no less…

US sanctions may be serious for Turkish arms industry

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TURKEY

The 2021 presidential programme forecast domestic content in defence projects reaching 71% and arms exports tripling to USD6.2bn. However, that was before Washington banned export…

France’s Macron shifts focus to elections

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FRANCE

Macron hopes Attal can rescue his centrist alliance from a defeat by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) in the EU elections in June. In the longer term, he has anointed…