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Electoral reform may not reshape Italy’s party system

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ITALY

Italy’s electoral law reform.

UK no-confidence vote brings a general election closer

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UNITED KINGDOM

The vote will keep May in power for the time being but identifies the level of opposition to the ‘withdrawal agreement’ within her own party before the agreement goes to…

COVID-19 will likely widen Spanish-Catalan divisions

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SPAIN

COVID-19 impact on Spanish politics.

Spain’s Socialists are likely to shift to the left

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SPAIN

This comes after the last general election in June 2016, in which the PSOE lost more than half the votes it achieved at its peak in 2008.

Extension beyond May could shift Brexit dynamics

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UK/EU

Brexit extension.

Spain’s political inertia is causing wide disruption

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SPAIN

Spain's political instability.

NAFTA moves imply more US-China trade conflict

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INT

The US–Mexico Trade Agreement leaves the core NAFTA provisions intact but contains new provisions including on rules of origin for automobiles, intellectual property, digital…

Malaysia’s opposition is battling pre-poll constraints

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MALAYSIA

The poll will see the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, led by Prime Minister Najib Razak’s United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), face a challenge from the opposition…

New Netherlands government will shift to the right

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NETHERLANDS

The change in composition from a coalition between the Liberal Party (VVD) and Labour Party (PvdA) to one involving the VVD, the Liberal Democrats (D66), the Christian Democratic…

Venezuelan government-opposition talks advance slowly

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VENEZUELA

The talks have led to ‘partial agreements’ between President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, but no immediate progress in securing the Maduro government’s goal…