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Croatian elections will end spell of weak government

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CROATIA

The party succeeded in increasing its representation, provisionally winning 66 out of the 151 seats in parliament, despite its two terms in government. The result constitutes a…

Bosnian crisis may reach new phase without foreign aid

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BOSNIA

This completes the process of constituting the various legislatures in Bosnia after the elections in October. Delays and blockages -- due to procedural issues, political quarrels…

Prospects for the Balkans in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for the Balkans in 2019.

Dinar ban will damage EU-led Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

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KOSOVO

A Central Bank regulation reaffirming the euro as sole legal tender has alarmed Kosovo’s Serbs who see it as a direct threat to their existence and is jeopardising already complex…

Politics clouds Central Europe’s short-term outlook

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Last year ended dramatically, with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordering the Polish government to suspend its reform of the Supreme Court, and the European Commission…

Zimbabwe's opposition will bank on electoral alliance

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ZIMBABWE

With the country mired in a deepening economic crisis and the ruling party engaging in debilitating succession struggles, opposition parties are debating whether they can exploit…

Tehran will prioritise conservative consolidation

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IRAN

Many centrist and reformist candidates have been disqualified or declined to stand. This, together with the poor state of the economy and resentment over money spent abroad on…

Argentina may not meet budget promises

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ARGENTINA

Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay described it as "based on the truth", but it relies on several optimistic assumptions, in particular on growth and inflation rates. Government…