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Peru's Vizcarra has upper hand over opposition for now

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PERU

While President Martin Vizcarra won a victory against the Fujimorista opposition in Congress by challenging it to deny a vote of confidence in the government, it is still far from…

Guatemala Court appointments will raise concerns

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GUATEMALA

The appointments have proven controversial, largely due to questions around the probity of some of the new justices. This is particularly important given growing concerns that…

Judiciary will play rising political role in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The increasing political role of the judiciary.

Romanian leaders will go further against rule of law

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ROMANIA

Iohannis had resisted Justice Minister Toader Tudorel’s request to remove Kovesi, the head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), but was undercut by a Constitutional…

Poor governance, weak institutions will dog eastern EU

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EU

Instability in eastern EU.

Long-delayed elections will stoke tensions in Guyana

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GUYANA

Guyana election outlook.

Centre-right government takes power in Slovakia

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SLOVAKIA

The February 29 parliamentary elections resulted in the defeat of ruling left-nationalist Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD), which has led Slovakia’s government for 12 (3…

South Africa president's impeachment process may stall

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SOUTH AFRICA

The report found that Ramaphosa may have violated the Constitution in matters related to the theft of large amounts of US currency from his farm in early 2020 and subsequent…

Supreme Court setback is a blow to Paraguay's Cartes

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PARAGUAY

The politics surrounding impeachment of Supreme Court judges.

Romania heads for clash with EU over legal sovereignty

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ROMANIA

After accentuated rule-of-law erosion during 2017-19, the new government encouraged hopes that such violations would become a thing of the past. However, last month, the…