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Swiss elections show falling support for green parties

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SWITZERLAND

The SVP increased its vote share by 2.3 percentage points to 27.9%. The main losers were the Green Party and the Green Liberal Party, which collectively lost eleven seats. The…

Castro's Cuba reforms to face pressure on all fronts

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CUBA

The release of the 32-page document follows the historic visit of US President Barack Obama in March, and the PCC congress in April, which the government used to reaffirm the…

Morena triumph changes the face of Mexican politics

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MEXICO

His National Regeneration Movement (Morena) appears to have won the largest share of seats in the federal Congress, and along with its allies has come to dominate both the Chamber…

Russian Duma polls pave way for Putin's re-election

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RUSSIA

Turnout was low, but President Vladimir Putin and other officials have dismissed the significance of this. The new parliament will contain the same parties as its predecessor…

Alliances may determine Colombia’s 2018 election

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COLOMBIA

President Juan Manuel Santos accepted Pinzon’s resignation last week, reportedly telling the media that he wished to step down “before being disqualified” from running -- May 24…

Five-party Czech government must compromise on policy

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The five-party coalition enters office at a time of intense economic and social uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising debt and soaring energy prices. Prime…

Catalonia is the main risk for Spain’s new government

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SPAIN

Sanchez will now have to do something which he desperately sought to avoid: rely on Catalan support to survive in government.

Risk of Greek euro exit has risen but is still small

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GREECE

The prospects for Greek departure from the euro-area.

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2016.

South Africa's Ramaphosa will struggle to reform ANC

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SOUTH AFRICA

The intervention by new President Cyril Ramaphosa's follows recent debilitating public protests and public-sector strikes. Demonstrators have demanded the resignation of embattled…