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1 – 10 of 42According to the constitution, the presidential contest must take place in September-October, but parliamentary elections are not due until 2025. President Ranil Wickremesinghe…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285553
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) -- led by former premier Hun Sen, Hun Manet’s father -- won 120 out of 125 seats in the National Assembly, the lower house, in last July’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285241
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The theme it has chosen for its chairmanship is ‘enhancing connectivity and resilience’. The reference to ‘resilience’ is apt, as Laos is attempting to manage severe economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284173
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The campaign is led by politician-turned-businessman Durga Prasai, who increasingly rails against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’). Prasai insists that it will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283976
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In May, the National Election Committee (NEC) disqualified the Candlelight Party (CP) -- the only credible opposition player -- from participating in the polls, citing failure to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280473
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In some ways Trump has been a traditional Republican president, lowering taxes and pushing deregulation. Yet he has taken trade and foreign policy in a new direction, with mixed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257057
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A violent clampdown on the opposition and civil society groups in January and February prompted the US government to renew sanctions, while the UK government has put cooperation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242610
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These shocks will sustain already heightened reform pressures on the government during a period of diminishing public revenue. Security crises across various states and regions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257599
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Government formation should have been relatively straightforward but a series of political controversies have damaged VVD leader and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s credibility…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261964
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Many African leaders are fearful that aid budgets will soon fall due to some Western governments adopting more isolationist foreign policies. This would have a negative effect on…