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Fidesz’s hold on power in Hungary will be unchallenged

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HUNGARY

Fidesz’s electoral support.

Slovak parties may draw lessons from election upset

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SLOVAKIA

Liberal and centre-right parties supported the civic activist Caputova, who gained 58.4% of the vote. European Commissioner Sefcovic, who had been nominated by Direction-Social…

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…

South African government’s GBV plans may disappoint

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SOUTH AFRICA

Although President Cyril Ramaphosa has publicly committed to increase funding to combat what he calls South Africa’s “second pandemic”, there is a lack of transparency in how the…

Rightist religious political opposition grows in Peru

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PERU

Religious conservatism.

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…

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…

Female votes could be key in Iran’s presidential polls

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IRAN

As in previous polls, all of the female candidates are likely to be eliminated at this stage. However, women voters are an important constituency of support for incumbent…

Saudi leadership will modernise but uphold religion

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SAUDI ARABIA

In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…

Rwandan model’s longevity will depend on donor support

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RWANDA

Rwanda's governance model.