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Kenya court ruling sets stage for new controversies

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KENYA

The unprecedented move overturned President Uhuru Kenyatta’s apparently comfortable victory over Raila Odinga by 54.2% of the vote to 44.7%. The court ruled on the basis of what…

Canada's national carbon pricing plans face delays

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CANADA

Trudeau has pledged to formulate a new national climate policy to help Canada meet its international commitments to greenhouse gas emission reductions in line with its support of…

Sri Lanka president is unlikely to win another term

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SRI LANKA

Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks another term, this time as an independent rather than a representative of his United National Party (UNP). A recent survey on voting…

Communist role in Czech government is post-1989 first

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The 105-91 vote ends a period of uncertainty since October 2017 elections. The Communist Party (KSCM) backed the new government after signing an agreement with Andrej Babis’s ANO…

Sudan peace pact narrows constitutional options

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SUDAN

In preparation for this, Sudan’s transitional authorities on October 18 incorporated the peace agreement’s provisions into the ‘Constitutional Declaration’, the provisional…

EU presidency will show up Romania’s peripheral status

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ROMANIA

The presidency will put Romania's isolation in the spotlight. It has no backers in the EU prepared to overlook its escalating retreat from democratic and reform commitments, and…

Myanmar civil service reform risks a two-tiered system

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MYANMAR

Outlook for civil service reform in Myanmar.

M5S strength could tip Italy's referendum outcome

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ITALY

Italy's Five Star Movement.

'No' victory will strengthen opposition in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

With nearly 100% of votes officially counted, the 'no' campaign to prevent Morales seeking a further term as president in 2019 won by a slim majority of 51.3% to 48.7%. The result…

US Republicans will block Supreme Court appointment

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UNITED STATES

A new justice has the potential to change the tenor of the Supreme Court's rulings significantly for many years to come, on issues including the scope of federal regulation…