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1 – 10 of 99Pichai Chunhavajira, an experienced businessman who has held various important positions previously, was named as the new finance minister, taking over the role from the premier…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286823
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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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Tshisekedi’s own Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) becomes parliament’s largest party with 69 seats, while main opposition contender Moise Katumbi’s Ensemble party…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284945
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This comes amid escalating turbulence in Tigray’s internal political dynamics, and worsening armed conflict between Amhara rebels and the federal army.
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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Separately, regional leaders were somewhat reassured by the modest rapprochement between China and the United States -- influential powers in South-east Asia -- on the margins of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283554
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The country’s economic crisis and the Christian community's demographic fears have increased anti-refugee sentiment, which politicians weaponised around the May 2022 elections. In…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280957
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Although the ‘transition’ foreseen under that agreement was intended to end with national elections in 2022, the signatories recently agreed to extend the transition by two years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272759
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe was prime minister and acting leader when he announced the restrictions. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had days earlier resigned as president in the face of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272297
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However, at the same time, relations between Amharas and Oromos -- the country’s two largest ethnic groups, whose leaders are central to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s domestic power…