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This is bad news for the ruling Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), which has been losing support thanks to El Salvador’s weak security situation and widespread…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230250
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Kurdish referendum has complicated Abadi’s efforts to win reselection after provincial and national elections, expected in April 2018. Abadi -- an Arab Shia -- is vying for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224556
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Closures have sparked rioting in ultra-Orthodox areas and hit the economy hard, with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on January 24 announcing a USD1.75bn universal grant…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259079
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The figures come a month after Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez presented a government strategy to protect candidates.
The comfortable lead for the 'no' camp (59% to 41%), together with the high turnout (66%), constitutes a clear defeat for Renzi. The political and economic consequences are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216465
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Many areas of the Caribbean have trade, investment and family connections with communities in Florida. As the state now plays a pivotal role in US electoral politics, crises in…
Presidential difficulties.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230659
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Three months after unrest flared in Honduras, President Juan Orlando Hernandez remains under pressure. While protests have decreased in frequency, they remain a concern to the…
Costa Rica election preview.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227933
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When credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Brazil's foreign currency debt to 'junk' status on September 9, it cited "political challenges" "weighing on the…