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Sanae Takaichi may become Japan's first female leader

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JAPAN

She lost a party leadership contest to Fumio Kishida last September, but at the age of 61 she has time to try again. She had the support of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but…

Policy scrutiny of far-right women will sharpen

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INTERNATIONAL

Yet their roles are frequently downplayed.

Honduras’s Castro’s prospects will depend on Congress

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HONDURAS

The results of the latter two are yet to be revealed, but with more than 50% of the presidential vote counted, Xiomara Castro of Liberty and Refoundation (LIBRE) holds a…

Australia election narrows but Labor hopes hold

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AUSTRALIA

Labor still appears the more likely to secure a parliamentary majority but polls suggest a late rise in coalition support among those over 55, men, and in rural communities, with…

Religion will feature heavily in Indonesia’s elections

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INDONESIA

Earlier this month, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo selected Ma’ruf Amin, head of the conservative Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), as his running mate. Jokowi’s challenger will be…

Labor lacks decisive mandate to face challenges ahead

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AUSTRALIA

Voters used the election to pass judgement on both Labor and the coalition. The Liberals did worse than expected and their leader, like that of the Nationals, has been replaced…

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

Colombia elections signal shift in political landscape

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COLOMBIA

More than 3,000 posts were contested across Colombia’s 32 departments. The governing Centro Democratico (Democratic Centre, CD) had hoped the contest would cement its position…

Seoul’s quest for new growth engines may prove elusive

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SOUTH KOREA

The New Growth Strategy 4.0 is the latest of several industrial strategies over the past decade and a half, as successive presidents have sought responses to gradually slowing GDP…