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Kosovo parties will seize chance to unseat government

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KOSOVO

Haradinaj was earlier summoned as a suspect to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (SC), part of the Kosovo judicial system but sitting in The Hague and with a mandate to try war…

US abortion reform is unlikely before 2020

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UNITED STATES

This comes as several states this year have passed legislation to restrict abortion with few exceptions and often not including incest or rape. This is partly an attempt to get…

Radical nationalists could upset new Slovak government

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SLOVAKIA

Incoming Prime Minister Robert Fico’s gradual adoption of nationalism, aversion to migration and conspiracy theories have jeopardised Slovakia’s reputation as a reliable partner…

Hungarian Fidesz illiberalism will defy EU criticism

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HUNGARY

The EP vote could in theory lead to sanctions under Article 7 of the EU Treaty (TEU). An 'illiberal state' has emerged in Hungary since 2010, profoundly and durably modifying the…

Prospects for US politics to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

The election comes as the country grapples with COVID-19 and its severe economic fallout, and race and justice-based protests in many urban centres.

Weaker AKP would reduce Turkish president's authority

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TURKEY

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) should easily get the most votes, but it faces a likely setback and a dent in its authority. Weakening support from its voters and…

Local elections will do little for Turkey's Kurds

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TURKEY

The Kurds remain under constant pressure, with controlled parameters for political and social expression, including via a politically dominated judicial system. Kurdish alienation…

Ruling weakens Brazil's Lula but will not end his bid

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BRAZIL

The three judges on the appeals court in Porto Alegre found Lula guilty of receiving a seaside apartment worth 2.2 million reais (currently 700,000 dollars) from construction…

Mauritanian senate abolition will be key battleground

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MAURITANIA

Senate abolition moves.

Claims of US election fraud may see violence condoned

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US

The verdict came soon after the FBI’s removal of documents from former US President Donald Trump’s residence in Florida produced extremist threats online against law enforcement…