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Slovak-Hungarian entente will not affect Western unity

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SLOVAKIA

The programme includes halting official military aid to Ukraine, as incoming Prime Minister Robert Fico promised during the election campaign. Recent elections in Central Europe…

Landslide win gives Putin six more years

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RUSSIA

Putin won 87% of the vote on 74% turnout, surpassing the 68% seen in 2018. Communist candidate Nikolai Kharitonov came second with just under 4%. Scattered opposition protests and…

Far-left divisions could alter German politics

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GERMANY

The resignation of Bartsch followed Amira Mohamed Ali’s decision to resign as co-chair. The Left is deeply divided, especially over the war in Ukraine, which triggered several…

Brazil evangelical 'boom' will bring political change

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BRAZIL

Some projections indicate that this group could outnumber Catholics for the first time by the early 2030s. Since the late 1980s, evangelicals have become increasingly active in…

European elections will test new Greek leftist leader

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GREECE

The new leader of the left-wing Syriza party, Stefanos Kasselakis, has until then to establish himself as Greece’s leading oppositionist. He has not been helped by the…

Venezuela sanctions leave political and economic woes

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VENEZUELA

Washington is starting to address the problematic legacy of the Trump administration's Venezuela policy. US economic and oil sanctions have not achieved the goal of dislodging…

Malaysia’s Anwar will focus more on majority community

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MALAYSIA

A key factor in the PN’s gains was the strong performance of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), the largest party in parliament’s lower house.

Somalia’s road to a new constitution may be tumultuous

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SOMALIA

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has made the constitutional review a major priority for his administration. Yet despite significant progress, there is also significant disquiet…

Early Argentine economic successes are unsustainable

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ARGENTINA

The government has posted the first fiscal surplus in years, inflation has declined and foreign currency reserves have risen from USD21.0bn in mid-December to USD28.5bn. However…

Far-right influence to grow in Romania and Bulgaria

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ROMANIA/BULGARIA

The far right is making gains in Romania and its neighbour Bulgaria. The rise of AUR and Bulgaria’s populist pro-Russian Revival (Vazrazhdane) party will bolster other extremist…