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Nepal's ethnic rifts alter politics and foreign ties

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NEPAL

His first official visit was to India in mid-February. These visits come at a difficult time for the Kathmandu administration, which is struggling to foster consensus among the…

UMNO rural vote likely to survive in Malaysia

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MALAYSIA

Rural constituencies and Malaysia's forthcoming general election.

Ethiopia’s leader faces self-made election dilemmas

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ETHIOPIA

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) had initially aimed to organise the polls in May or June 2021, but a firm timeline remains pending. Meanwhile, there is increasing…

UK freeports agenda may disappoint

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UNITED KINGDOM

The government vows that freeports will represent “hubs of enterprise which will allow places to carry out business inside a country’s land border but where different customs…

Kenya election controversy increasingly likely

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KENYA

Opposition leader Raila Odinga and supporters of his National Super Alliance (NASA) have long since lost faith in the capacity of the IEBC to deliver a free and fair election and…

Kenya court ruling sets stage for new controversies

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KENYA

The unprecedented move overturned President Uhuru Kenyatta’s apparently comfortable victory over Raila Odinga by 54.2% of the vote to 44.7%. The court ruled on the basis of what…

Georgia-Russia thaw will be constrained by differences

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GEORGIA/RUSSIA

Thaw in Georgian-Russian relations.

Parties will compete for undecided Georgian voters

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GEORGIA

The party has been in disarray since late May, after its founder Mikheil Saakashvili gave up his Georgian citizenship to become governor of Ukraine's Odesa province, and four…

Singapore's Lee will call early poll despite risks

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SINGAPORE

Bringing the poll forward could be risky for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's People's Action Party (PAP), as it faces a new opposition party and worsening economic conditions.

Cambodia’s incumbent CPP more likely to win in 2018

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CAMBODIA

This is the latest in a series of Cambodian political controversies which the CNRP’s supporters say are an attempt by the incumbent Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to secure…