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Kenya's primaries may not portend a violent election

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KENYA

After the chaotic and competitive party primaries prior to the August 8 general election, many disappointed contestants are seeking to run as independents across all six…

Mexico’s presidency is Sheinbaum’s to lose

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MEXICO

She will face former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who on September 6 was named the de-facto candidate of the ruling ‘Together We’ll Make History’ (JHH) coalition, made up…

California politics shows importance of local issues

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UNITED STATES

Two-thirds of those voting in the recall election on September 14 rejected the attempt to remove Newsom from office, but the result required a major effort to mobilise the…

Landslide win gives Putin six more years

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RUSSIA

Putin won 87% of the vote on 74% turnout, surpassing the 68% seen in 2018. Communist candidate Nikolai Kharitonov came second with just under 4%. Scattered opposition protests and…

Tanzania’s president will benefit from reform drive

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TANZANIA

The decision is the latest sign of Samia’s apparent determination to open the political space since taking office almost two years ago.

Ontario debt may trigger a political backlash in 2018

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CANADA

Ontario's public debt.

Congressional support will assist Guatemala’s Arevalo

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GUATEMALA

A Constitutional Court ruling barring members of his Movimiento Semilla (Seed Movement, Semilla) from holding congressional leadership positions will constrain the party’s room…

Sudan's stage-managed election favours status quo

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SUDAN

The presidential and parliamentary elections in April.

Huck could mount strong presidential bid in Brazil

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BRAZIL

A profile of Luciano Huck.

Lopez Obrador is the man to beat in Mexico in 2018

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MEXICO

Preliminary results of the elections held on June 4 in four states indicate that President Enrique Pena Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) narrowly retained the key…