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Togo polls may undermine ECOWAS's West Africa standing

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WEST AFRICA

WEST AFRICA: Togo polls may hurt ECOWAS's standing

MAS rift looks set to worsen further in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

The situation risks turning into a severe constitutional crisis with the legislature and judiciary challenging one another. Morales has once again defied a judicial veto on his…

Political strife in Seoul will hobble governance

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SOUTH KOREA

Political compromise between the main parties is at a three-decade low, with the DPK step being unprecedented. President Yoon Suk-yeol’s conservative People Power Party (PPP) has…

Mexico’s Sheinbaum looks set to maintain AMLO’s legacy

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MEXICO

The constitution prohibits President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) from standing again. However, given his continuing personal popularity and dominance of the ruling National…

Pro-Bumiputera move will have mixed impact in Malaysia

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MALAYSIA

The initiative is aimed at improving the socio-economic position of ethnic Malay and indigenous people, a sizeable majority in Malaysia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance, led by…

Japan’s ruling party will continue to struggle

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JAPAN

JAPAN: Ruling party will continue to struggle

Singapore’s new leader will likely face poll test soon

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SINGAPORE

In his swearing-in speech, he said “the more experienced ministers” would “provide continuity” but also warned that Singapore would be “vulnerable to external influences” pulling…

Alliance politics will be to the fore in India

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INDIA

The NDA has a much diminished majority in parliament’s lower house. The BJP lost its single-party majority.

India will step up economic diplomacy

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INDIA

He has retained S Jaishankar as his foreign minister, in line with a broad trend of preserving continuity within the cabinet. Although his parliamentary majority is reduced and…

France is on course for major instability

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FRANCE

Opinion polls put the far-right National Rally (RN) in the lead, followed by the left-wing Popular Movement bloc and Macron’s centrist alliance in third, suggesting that Macron…