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The electoral threshold may swing Israeli vote outcome

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ISRAEL

For the first time since 2009, Netanyahu is facing a formidable challenge from a new centrist party, Blue and White, established by Benny Gantz, a former military chief of staff…

Right-wing party could reshape Romanian politics

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ROMANIA

They face an opposition formed of the new radical right and liberal challengers. After decades of largely non-ideological competition focused on corruption and other symbolic…

New Croatian government must tackle structural malaise

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CROATIA

Croatia's new government.

Fears of a Fico comeback in Slovakia may be overdone

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SLOVAKIA

The vote marked a defeat for the left-nationalist opposition parties, which wanted an earlier date in order to oust the government by mid-year. Although the fractious…

Disputes over religion will test old Israeli alliances

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ISRAEL

This will be the second general election in the space of less than six months after Netanyahu abandoned efforts to form a coalition following April’s vote. That leaves the…

Latvia’s unwieldy new government will be reform-averse

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LATVIA

Latvia’s second female prime minister leads an ideologically diverse coalition led by her centrist New Unity (JV) party, and including the left-wing Progressives (PRO) and the…

New Israeli coalition chances hinge on premier’s fate

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ISRAEL

The country has been without a permanent government for close to a year after elections in April and September failed to produce a coalition; another snap poll is now scheduled…

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…

Burundi shakeup may not signal immediate change

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BURUNDI

This ends a long-standing feud between the president and his former prime minister, who were on opposite sides of a debate about openness versus continuity in the ruling party…

Israel’s post-election talks are likely to be messy

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ISRAEL

Israel will hold its second legislative vote of the year on September 17 after coalition talks collapsed following April’s previous election.