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US voters continue to point to economy as main concern

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UNITED STATES

Democrats have been counting on abortion rights issues to drive turnout among female voters in the midterm elections in at least some states, but cost-of-living issues are now the…

Abortion unlikely to be a central issue in US midterms

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UNITED STATES

Democrats have been counting on the Court’s decision, handed down in June but leaked in February, to help galvanise the party’s support base. However, household economic concerns…

US state referendums will play major role in November

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UNITED STATES

With Florida holding a similar referendum this year, the abortion rights issue underscores the important role now played by referendums in states where one party has control of…

France’s regional results intensify presidential race

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FRANCE

Neither Macron’s La Republique en Marche (LREM) nor Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) managed to win any of the country’s 13 regions. The main winner was the centre-right Republican…

Domestic crises will challenge US-Nigeria relations

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NIGERIA/US

Distracted by a spiralling pandemic and crisis in its political institutions, the incoming US government will struggle to establish new initiatives both in Nigeria and across West…

France’s Macron faces important election test

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FRANCE

Given the proximity to next year’s presidential election, President Emmanuel Macron and his main rival, National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen, view the regional elections as an…

India and Sri Lanka will get past row over port deal

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INDIA/SRI LANKA

India and Sri Lanka have had several high-level engagements in recent months. However, contention over the ECT deal risks setting back bilateral relations.

Prospects for eastern EU in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Governments have been able to address public demands for economic growth, physical and social security, and to generate ideological support from social-conservative…

Presidential run-off will be unpredictable in Peru

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PERU

This has been exacerbated by corruption scandals and, more recently, the negative socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. There will now be a second round of voting in…

Sagasti will ease pre-election tensions in Peru

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PERU

The new government will bring a much-needed easing of tensions following the widespread protests that met the short-lived presidency of Manuel Merino. Sagasti should be able to…