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Australian PM challenge will hinder policy agenda

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AUSTRALIA

Although a victory in the short term for Abbott, the narrow margin will only intensify doubts about his long-term prospects as party leader and as prime minister. The challenge…

Israeli poll will be referendum on premier’s character

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ISRAEL

This comes after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit made his much-anticipated statement on February 28 that he intended to bring corruption charges against Netanyahu, pending…

New faces will not bring reform in Lesotho

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LESOTHO

The elected parliament will then choose the next prime minister. Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro is not standing for re-election, nor are former Prime Ministers and political…

Modi’s party may now be slightly uneasy about polls

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INDIA

All votes will be counted on June 4, with the poll results set to be announced that same day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming to secure a third successive term. Turnout in…

Farmajo-Roble row may further disrupt Somali elections

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SOMALIA

This will complicate the final steps to electing a new government before the end of the year.

Key polls look set to bring boost to Indian opposition

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INDIA

Karnataka is currently the only southern state to be governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Congress, the main opposition party nationally, and…

Bulgaria’s crisis will deepen after elections

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BULGARIA

Opinion polls suggest another inconclusive parliamentary election outcome, although the right-wing Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) is projected to win the…

Lebanon’s possible new government would still struggle

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LEBANON

This comes as the worsening economic crisis today caused Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to end fuel subsidies, abolishing a preferential exchange rate for imports. The EU is…

Islamist influence will grow in Bangladesh

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BANGLADESH

The government promised severe action against the perpetrators, many of whom support hard-line Islamist parties and pressure groups. Although the attacks attracted widespread…

Montenegro election affords mandate for pro-EU policy

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MONTENEGRO

The Montenegrin strongman’s comfortable win in the presidential election on April 15.