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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…

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…

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…