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Bulgarian government faces losses in local elections

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BULGARIA

Incumbent Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has won outright in the three elections since 2009. Tsvetanov, Bulgaria’s second-most-influential politician until his forced resignation…

Erdogan will exploit rifts within Turkish opposition

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TURKEY

Imamoglu wishes to run for state president in 2028, possibly facing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His ambition to do so as leader of the main opposition People’s Republican…

Zagreb city boss’s death will upend Croatian politics

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CROATIA

Municipal elections on May 16 will be particularly significant in Zagreb, where Bandic’s death lays wide open Croatia’s third-most-important political contest, after those for…

PLRA factionalism will boost Paraguay's Colorado hopes

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PARAGUAY

The decision reflects the most serious split in the leadership of the party for decades. It strengthens the party faction led by Senator Blas Llano that is closest to former…

Mexico’s presidency is Sheinbaum’s to lose

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MEXICO

She will face former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who on September 6 was named the de-facto candidate of the ruling ‘Together We’ll Make History’ (JHH) coalition, made up…

Senegal presidential contender likely to be sidelined

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SENEGAL

Khalifa Sall trial

Mozambique's peace talks will enter critical phase

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MOZAMBIQUE

Ruling FRELIMO lawmakers last week decided to postpone a proposed vote on electoral law amendments, part of a decentralisation package agreed earlier this year, unless RENAMO…

French Republicans to shift further right under Ciotti

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FRANCE

Ciotti, who comes from the party's populist wing, has proposed to "rehabilitate the value of work, fight against violence and disorder in the streets, stop the migratory invasion…

Catalan vote may go ahead despite Madrid’s opposition

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SPAIN

The Catalan parliament on September 6 and 7 approved laws providing for an independence referendum on October 1 and outlining the framework for a transition to an independent…

Zimbabwe's opposition faces further marginalisation

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ZIMBABWE

In practice, corruption charges are levied against dissident ZANU-PF members and especially against the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A), which…