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Czech election result will depend on undecided voters

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CZECH REPUBLIC

A series of scandals surrounding Prime Minister Andrej Babis, including the newly released Pandora Papers, threaten to undermine ANO’s popularity. A challenge may come from the…

Leak poses challenges for Dominican president

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

While this is not illegal, the matter has drawn public attention and criticism on the basis that it appears to conflict with the stated commitment of Abinader’s government to…

Kosovo-Serbia extradition row threatens normalisation

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

The Kosovo government has suspended EU-sponsored negotiations with Serbia intended to normalise bilateral relations. The trigger for this was Serbia’s attempts to have Haradinaj…

Continued Algeria protests may trigger deeper conflict

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ALGERIA

The move came after hundreds of thousands of protestors demonstrated across the country for three weeks against Bouteflika’s intention to run for re-election despite his poor…

Ukraine's campaign against oligarchs rings hollow

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UKRAINE

Zelensky says the law is not intended to kill off big business but to neutralise corrosive influences on the political system. The law placed before parliament on June 2 requires…

Tajikistan's Rahmon will tighten grip on power

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TAJIKISTAN

The stress on democracy is at odds with the recent March 1 parliamentary election, which gave the governing People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) an overwhelming majority…

Old Burkina regime interests face risky backlash

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BURKINA FASO

The coup launched by the Presidential Security Regiment (RSP) on September 16 was reversed by September 23, following a concerted regional and domestic backlash. However, the…

Ghanaian banking reforms should strengthen sector

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GHANA

The move follows a streamlining process by the government over the past two years that has seen nine major banks liquidated by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). President Nana Akufo-Addo…

Oligarchic influence will slow Ukraine's progress

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UKRAINE

Government vulnerability to powerful commercial interests.

Chilean government's pension 'win' will prove limited

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CHILE

However, its key provision -- an increase in the system’s defined contribution -- was rejected by the Lower House. The government will have to negotiate key parts of the bill…