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Maldives presidential election raises violence risk

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MALDIVES

President Abdulla Yameen, who earlier this year arrested two Supreme Court judges while imposing a state of emergency, will be aiming to retain power. Yameen faces a challenge…

Re-election will still be tough for Canada’s Liberals

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CANADA

Canada’s next federal election must be held by October. Opinion polling is putting the Conservatives ahead.

New legislation will worsen Hong Kong repression

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HONG KONG

It is a rewriting of the National Security Law adopted in 2020 under Article 23 and is being fast-tracked by lawmakers. It aims to expand government powers against dissent as…

Hong Kong acts to degrade democracy further

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CHINA

The measure further diminishes opposition and pro-democracy voices, already greatly weakened by electoral reforms in 2021 and prosecutions under the 2020 National Security Law.

Sri Lanka’s new prime minister will be secure

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SRI LANKA

This came after Sirisena dissolved the National Unity Government (NUG) that included his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP). Sirisena…

Cambodia’s Hun Sen faces risks despite likely poll win

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CAMBODIA

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is bidding to retain power. The royalist Funcinpec, led by Prince Norodom Ranariddh, will be among the opposition parties…

Oli faces rocky road ahead as Nepal premier

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NEPAL

Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’), leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), was manoeuvred out of the premiership after a tie-up between Oli’s party -- which…

Prospects for Venezuela to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects for Venezuela to end-2019.

Islam may define 2019 Indonesian election strategies

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INDONESIA

The Jakarta governor election was marked by Islamist groups’ support for Anies and opposition to his rival, now-former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (often called “Ahok”), a…

China pressure will grow on Hong Kong and Taiwan

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CHINA

President Xi Jinping, meanwhile, has been courting Taiwan's China-friendly opposition party through a high-profile meeting in Beijing, as the island's China-sceptic government…