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Norway’s new government will favour continuity

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NORWAY

The Labour, Centre and Socialist Left parties together hold a majority of parliamentary seats. Labour and Centre seem certain to form the core of the government; they might rule…

New Estonian government will be cautious until polls

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ESTONIA

A coalition between the Reform and Centre parties, it replaces Centre’s coalition with the populist radical right-wing Estonian Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) and the…

Norway election is unlikely to alter energy policy

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NORWAY

Polls suggest that Conservative Party, which has led government for eight years, will not be re-elected. The smaller parties which the Conservatives usually rely on for…

Norway’s new coalition could prove fragile

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NORWAY

On September 11, Norwegian voters signalled their continued confidence in Solberg and her centre-right coalition government. After a very close election in which all governing…

Boko Haram, revenue woes will mar Cameroon prospects

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CAMEROON

The violence is inhibiting Cameroon's cross-border trade with its larger neighbour, exacerbating a deteriorating economic outlook.

France’s Melenchon has a narrow path to second round

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FRANCE

Melenchon is rising in opinion polls and he has moved decisively ahead of the candidate of the main centre-left Socialist Party (PS), while also gaining endorsements from senior…

Ecuador's left is down but far from out

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ECUADOR

The first round's leading candidate, former Vice-President Lenin Moreno, of the leftist ruling party Alianza Pais, will face former banker and centre-right candidate Guillermo…

Economic woes to drive Greenland's hydrocarbons effort

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GREENLAND

Prospects for the hydrocarbons sector under the new government

Liberal majority signals centre-left shift in Canada

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CANADA

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has resigned as leader of the Conservatives after his party took second place with 99 seats. The election results restore a degree of political…

COP28 actions will fall short of Paris goals

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INTERNATIONAL

Hopes of a leap forward in implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement largely fell flat, despite a historic acknowledgement of the need to “transition away” from fossil fuels in order…