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New Kenya cabinet signals election strategies

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KENYA

Kenya's political outlook.

Early elections will return SNS to power in Serbia

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SERBIA

Electoral prospects ahead of early parliamentary polls.

Structural problems threaten fast Hungarian growth

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HUNGARY

After decades of delayed structural transition, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government is presenting recent rapid growth as evidence of its successful management of the economy…

Belarus will try to square Western ties with Russia

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BELARUS

Belarus's attempts to court the EU and the United States.

Uganda reshuffles will not defuse political crisis

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UGANDA

Although the changes follow old patterns developed during Museveni’s more than three decades in power, they also underscore growing anxieties about rising opposition to his rule…

First round highlights far-right strength in Brazil

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BRAZIL

He will face an October 30 run-off against President Jair Bolsonaro, of the Liberal Party (PL), who received 43.2%. Lula came close to outright victory and remains the favourite…

Governance in Brazil will become more challenging

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BRAZIL

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…

Russian security merger will not make for efficiency

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RUSSIA

Shake-up in Russian security and law enforcement

Hagia Sofia decision will deepen Turkey’s estrangement

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TURKEY

After 86 years, the 6th-century Byzantine basilica, a world-famous museum, has been restored for full use by Sunni Muslim worshippers. Although tourists may still have access…

Lopez liberation will not ease Venezuela opposition

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VENEZUELA

In an unexpected move, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was granted house arrest on July 8 after serving three years of a 14-year prison sentence linked to violent anti-government…