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1 – 10 of 36Civil society has long been a thorn in the side of the ruling ZANU-PF party as a source of criticism and scrutiny. The PVO bill has potential to silence this criticism by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287651
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This decision was taken following Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as president for the fifth time earlier that month. The membership of the new government indicates important shifts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287400
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Morena and allies performed strongly at all levels in the general elections, proving popular locally, taking most contested state governorships and securing a two-thirds majority…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287549
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The vote comes a year after the centre-right New Democracy (ND) party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was comfortably re-elected in the country’s parliamentary polls…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287516
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His Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) did similarly well, securing its largest-ever Senate majority and taking a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Success was built on a strong…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287382
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Lai’s victory showed the electorate’s approval of outgoing president Tsai Ing-wen, who avoided armed conflict with China while boosting ties with Washington and its allies. Lai’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287284
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These measures were part of a long-awaited new sanctions policy stemming from a comprehensive review of bilateral ties with Tbilisi announced by Washington in May. The shift in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287637
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The move followed changes to the Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) election law, aimed at enhancing electoral transparency, imposed by High Representative Christian Schmidt. RS President…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287013
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According to the constitution, the poll must take place in September-October. The JVP was formed as a Marxist-Leninist party. Recent opinion polling suggests Dissanayake would be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286768
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This year’s campaign rhetoric will amply differences between the two presidential candidates. Distinctions between them are stark on many issues, but in some areas of foreign…