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Weaker parliament will emerge from Kyrgyz election

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KYRGYZSTAN

The election is intended to close off a turbulent year that started with the October 2020 legislative polls, swiftly annulled amid mass protests and allegations of fraud, followed…

Elections will produce uncertain outlook in Chile

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CHILE

Neither of the two coalitions that have governed since the restoration of democracy in 1990 seems likely to form the next government, marking the beginning of a new and probably…

India’s ruling party will be relaxed about polls

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INDIA

The final phase will be on June 1. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), aims to secure a third successive…

Party cronies take control of Hungary’s universities

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HUNGARY

The Orban government, under the slogan of increased efficiency, has established 34 public-interest trust foundations and outsourced almost the whole of the higher education sector…

Temer continuity would prolong crisis in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The substitution of Osmar Serraglio by the more prestigious Torquato Jardim was received as an attempt by Temer to gain influence with the Supreme Electoral Court and the Supreme…

Congo’s political power shift may produce an impasse

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The vote was a major victory for President Felix Tshisekedi, who on December 6 announced he was breaking his coalition with Kabila to seek a new parliamentary majority capable of…

Samia will offer no respite to Tanzania’s opposition

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TANZANIA

Mbowe and other Chadema leaders were arrested on July 20-21 ahead of a planned party meeting on constitutional reforms. Chadema has denounced the charges as a politically…

Turkey's economy and security are Erdogan's key risks

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TURKEY

There are no declared candidates and the new man will be in effect the personal appointee of President Recep Tayyib Erdogan, whose dominance over the country seems greater than…

Uncertainties surround Peru's presidential run-off

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PERU

However, Keiko Fujimori, his right-wing opponent, appears to be catching up. Castillo, a schoolteacher from Cajamarca, has taken advantage of his ‘common man’ image in a country…

Internal strife will keep Turkey’s parties occupied

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TURKEY

Cracks emerged in the ruling People’s Alliance, a coalition between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP…