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Failed impeachment will keep Peru's Vizcarra in office

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PERU

The failure to muster sufficient votes to impeach reflected the weakness of the case presented and the tactics of those involved, and public aversion to jeopardising stability…

Hungary’s Orban will probably survive Bicske scandal

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HUNGARY

Fidesz has suffered three high-profile political casualties following the presidential pardon for Endre Konya, who tried to cover up for a child abuser: President Katalin Novak…

Opposition weakness will help Polish ruling coalition

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POLAND

At the beginning of 2021, the ZP coalition of the Law and Justice (PiS), Accord and United Poland (SP) parties is stable, but not as strong as it has been in previous years. This…

Interim government will enjoy little leeway in Peru

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PERU

Outgoing President Martin Vizcarra’s impeachment was a response to congressional dissatisfaction with his government’s policies, especially those designed to root out corruption…

Peru's Castillo faces deteriorating prospects

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PERU

Just one month before his first anniversary in office, Castillo faces various legal challenges by both Congress and the public prosecution service. With popular support ebbing…

Survival of Italy’s government rests on Draghi choice

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ITALY

Plans to invest in key areas such as innovation, digitisation and climate change are already under way, as are plans to reform the pension system.

More US states to contest corporate diversity efforts

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UNITED STATES

Some 15 Republican states have passed or are considering legislation to ban or limit DEI programmes at institutions receiving state funding, including universities and colleges…

PiS cannot count on winning Polish elections outright

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POLAND

The October 13 parliamentary election will be one of the most important and consequential since 1989. If PiS wins, it will entrench and continue pushing ahead with its radical…

Putin is unlikely to tempt Russia’s wealthy to return

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RUSSIA

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Leonid Volkov, among others, contend that imposing sanctions on critics of the war is unfair, and that other sanctioned elites might be encouraged to…

Malaysian religious politics will intensify

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MALAYSIA

Malaysia’s next general election is due by August 2018 but could come before May. The vice-president of the opposition Islamist party Amanah has accused the government of…